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ASUSAT

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ASUSAT
ASUSAT
Credit: Manufacturer Image

American technology satellite. Arizona State University satellite with an Earth imager and an amateur radio transponder. Experimental satellite for Arizona State University, USA. Launched 2000.

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Related

Country
USA
Launch Vehicles
Minuteman, Minotaur, Minotaur 1
Agency
Arizona
Bibliography
2, 552, 554

Chronology

1 event

2000 January 27

03:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC8. LV Family: Minuteman. Launch Vehicle: Minotaur 1.
  • ASUSAT - . Mass: 5.00 kg (11.00 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: USAF AFMC. Manufacturer: Arizona. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: ASUSAT. USAF Sat Cat: 26065 . COSPAR: 2000-004E. Apogee: 809 km (502 mi). Perigee: 754 km (468 mi). Inclination: 100.20 deg. Period: 100.40 min. Arizona State University satellite with an Earth imager and an amateur radio transponder..