Designation
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Spacetrack catalog number
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25636
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COSPAR ID
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1999-008-C
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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SUNSAT
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Satellite Details
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Orbit
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636 x 842 km, 96.4°
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| Category | unknown |
| Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 9.2 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | 7.2 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
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Date
(UTC)
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23 February 1999 10:29
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| Launch site | Vandenberg Space Force Base,
United States |
| Launch vehicle | Delta 7920-10 |
Description
| Sunsat carries a small imager and a message relay payload. |
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