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Class: Communications. Nation: USA. Agency: COMSAT. Maritime communications.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 655 kg.
Marisat Chronology
19 February 1976
Marisat 1 Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta 2914. Mass: 655 kg. Perigee: 35,773 km. Apogee: 35,801 km. Inclination: 11.1 deg. Maritime communications. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
10 June 1976
Marisat 2 Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta 2914. Mass: 362 kg. Perigee: 35,775 km. Apogee: 35,799 km. Inclination: 10.2 deg. Maritime communications. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
14 October 1976
Marisat 3 Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta 2914. Mass: 362 kg. Perigee: 35,782 km. Apogee: 35,789 km. Inclination: 11.6 deg. Maritime communications. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).
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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