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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: Canada. Ionospheric measurements; data correlated with measurements from Alouette 1.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 253 kg.
Isis Chronology
30 January 1969
Isis 1 Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Delta E. Mass: 241 kg. Perigee: 574 km. Apogee: 3,470 km. Inclination: 88.4 deg. Ionospheric measurements; data correlated with measurements from Alouette 1. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).
01 April 1971
Isis 2 Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Delta E. Mass: 264 kg. Perigee: 1,353 km. Apogee: 1,423 km. Inclination: 88.2 deg. Ionospheric research. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).
Bibliography:- 2 - McDowell, Jonathan, The United Nations Registry of Space Objects, Harvard University, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/un/un.html
- 6 - JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html
- 279 - McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. HTML when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html
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