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Class: Technology. Nation: UK. Agency: United Kingdom(UK-X4). Satellite technology. Anticipated life: longer than 50 years.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 93 kg.
Miranda Chronology
09 March 1974
Miranda Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Scout D. Mass: 93 kg. Perigee: 677 km. Apogee: 866 km. Inclination: 97.9 deg. Satellite technology. Miranda was launched at 02:22:11.4 GMT on 1974 Mar 9. Interjection point 13.9N, 126.0E. Anticipated life: longer than 50 years.
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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