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Designation
Spacetrack catalog number15595
COSPAR ID1985-021-A
Name in Spacetrack catalogGEOSAT

Satellite Details

Orbit 766 x 768 km, 108.1°
Category [satcat.Geodesy]
Country/organitisation of origin USA
Mass 635 kg
Intrinsic brightness (Mag) 4.7 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated)
Maximum brightness (Mag)3.5 (at perigee, 100% illuminated)

Launch

Date (UTC) 13 March 1985 02:00
Launch siteVandenberg AFB,
United States
Launch vehicle Atlas E/OIS

Description

Manufactured by John Hopkins University and APL for the US Navy, this satellite carried a radar altimeter to accurately measure sea surface height.
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