Italy Credit - © Mark Wade

• Comiso. Agency: USAF. Operating Country: USA. Type: IRCM Base. Latitude: 36°59'44" N. Longitude: 14°36'34" E.

• Gioia. Agency: USAF/Italian AF. Operating Country: USA. Type: IRBM Base. Latitude: 40°48' N. Longitude: 16°56' E.

• Salto di Quirra. Type: Suborbital Launch Site. Location: San Lorenzo, Perdas de Fogu, Sardinia. Latitude: 39°36' N. Longitude: 9°26' E.

• San Marco. Operator: Italy. Type: Orbital Launch Site. Location: San Marco Launch Complex, Formosa Bay, Kenya. Latitude: 2°56'27" S. Longitude: 40°12'48" E.

• 105. - tactical ballistic missile -

• Airtos. - anti-ship missile - Cancelled 1976

• Albatros SAM. - surface-to-air missile -

• Alfa. - intermediate range ballistic missile - Status: Development ended 1975. Italy briefly flirted with the creation of an independent nuclear deterrent in the late 1960's. The Alfa project for an indigenous Italian submarine- and ship-launched ballistic missile was begun in 1971. Three Alfa test missiles with inert second stages were successfully launched in 1975-1976 from Salto di Quirra in Sardinia. The programme was abandoned at this stage, when Italy and its neighbours ratified the nuclear proliferation treaty.

• Aspide. - air-to-air missile -

• C-7. - air-to-air missile - The C-7 air-to-air missile program began with a contract to Contraves in 1957. Later the design was assigned to SISPRE, a Fiat/Finmeccanica subsidiary. A few were manufactured and deployed in 1961-62. The missile used a BPD M2P30 motor with polybutadiene propellant delivering a specific impulse of 220 seconds.

  This motor was used to develop the 160-70 sounding rocket. The 160 mm motor was topped with a 70 mm inert dart. This could deliver a payload of chaff to 50 to 80 km altitude, allowing study by radar of winds aloft. Five of these were launched in 1961 and ten in 1963. A further use of the motor was in a 3-stage sounding rocket intended to reach 200 km. This would have used 4 motors in the first stage, 2 in the second, and a smaller third stage. Only one test was conducted of this with a dummy third stage.

• Indigo. - surface-to-air missile -

• Marte. - anti-ship missile -

• Milas. - anti-submarine missile - Pre-production.

• Mosquito. - anti-tank missile -

• Otomat. - anti-ship missile - Coastal defense, antiship weapon. On 85 ships in 10 countries.

• Scout II TV. - test vehicle - Single stage vehicle consisting of 1 x Zefiro

• Sea Indigo. - surface-to-air missile -

• Sea Killer Mk.1. - tactical cruise missile -

• Sea Killer Mk.2. - tactical cruise missile -

• Sea Killer Mk.3. - tactical cruise missile -

• SS.64. - tactical ballistic missile -

• SS.69. - tactical ballistic missile -

• Vega. - all-solid orbital launch vehicle - Status: In development. Primarily Italian all-solid propellant launch vehicle. After years of furious debate, a $173 million development program began, 52% funded by Italy and 34% by France. As of the first firing of the P80 first stage motor at the end of 2006, first flight had slipped into 2008 from a 2007 original planned date.

• Cosmo-SkyMed. - Surveillance Military Radarsat

• Crocco Mars Flyby. - Manned Mars Flyby

• Italsat. - Communications

• Megsat. - Technology Communications

• Pezzi Suit. - Manned Space Suits

• San Marco. - Earth Atmosphere

• SAS. - Solar

• SAX. - Astronomy X-ray

• Sirio. - Technology Communications

• Temisat. - Technology Communications

• TSS. - Technology Tether

• UniSat. - Technology

• Broglio. - Luigi Broglio Italian Scientist. Born 1911. Died 2001.

• Cattaneo. - Ettore Cattaneo Italian Pilot.

• Cheli. - Maurizio Cheli Italian Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 4 May 1959. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 15.74 days.

• Collins. - Michael (Mike) Collins American Pilot Astronaut. Born 31 October 1930. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 11.09 days.

• Fubini. - Eugene G Fubini American Scientist. Born 19 April 1913. Died 5 August 1997.

• Galileo. - Galileo Galilei Italian Scientist. Born 1564. Died 1642.

• Guidoni. - Umberto Guidoni Italian Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 18 August 1954. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 27.63 days.

• Lorenzoni. - Andrea Lorenzoni Italian Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 8 August 1946.

• Malerba. - Franco Egidio Malerba Italian Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 10 October 1946. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 7.97 days.

• Manno. - Vittorio Manno Italian Scientist. Born 1938.

• Nespoli. - Paolo Alberto Nespoli Italian Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 6 April 1957. Number of Flights: 1.00. Total Time: 15.10 days.

• Ongaro. - Franco Ongaro Italian Payload Specialist Cosmonaut. Born 18 January 1958.

• Rossitto. - Franco Rossitto Italian Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 1 February 1940.

• Schiaparelli. - Giovanni Schiaparelli Italian Scientist. Born 1835. Died 1910.

• Taccino. - Roberto Maria Taccino Italian Payload specialist Cosmonaut. Born 19 February 1955.

• Urbani. - Luca Urbani Italian Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 11 May 1957.

• Valier. - Max Valier German Engineer. Born 9 February 1895. Died 17 May 1930.

• Vittori. - Roberto Vittori Italian Mission Specialist Astronaut. Born 15 October 1964. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 19.78 days.

• Batalli Cosmovici. - Cristiano Batalli Cosmovici Italian Payload Specialist Astronaut. Birth Country: Romania. Born 2 June 1943.

During 1931 -

• Cattaneo rocketplane Crew: Cattaneo. Ettore Cattaneo flies a 280 kg rocket-boosted glider at Milan. It remains in the air for 34 seconds, covering 1 km. References: 47. Level: 1.

• Aeronomy Sodium release mission Agency: CRA/NASA. Apogee: 160 km (90 mi). References: 765. Level: 1.

• Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 930. Level: 1.

• Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 190 km (110 mi). References: 930. Level: 1.

• Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 188 km (116 mi). References: 930. Level: 1.

• Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 190 km (110 mi). References: 930. Level: 1.

• Combat training launch Agency: Italia. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Jupiter Missile Combat Training Launch 209, the first in a series of 12 CTL firings, was launched from AMR to a prescribed range of 1514 nm. The nose cone impacted .79 nm over and 2.19 nm right of the intended target. All missions were accomplished. The missile followed the intended flight path and performed within the accuracy requirements of the Jupiter system. IAF troops conducted the firing after LOD of MFSC completed the preliminary checkout. The primary mission of the test woe to evaluate the capabilities of launch crews under operational alert conditions.References: 439, 857. Level: 1.

• Combat training launch Agency: Italia. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). The second Jupiter to be fired under the operational control of NATO troops in the Combat Training Launch program was fired from AMR at 1919 hours and 06 seconds EST to a range of 1,516 nm. The missile was originally scheduled for firing on 3 August but was postponed because of problems with the fuel probe in the fuel start tank and the micro-switch on the fuel pumping lever arm which controls the fuel flow rate. All missions assigned to the missile and to the NATO training launch crew were successfully accomplished.References: 439, 857. Level: 1.

• Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 930. Level: 1.

• Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 145 km (90 mi). References: 930. Level: 1.

• Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 930. Level: 2.

• Combat training launch Agency: Italia. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). The third NATO operational control Combat Training Launch was fired from AMR at 1737 hours and 24 seconds EST to a prescribed range of 1,516 nm. The missile was well constrained to the intended flight path and within accuracy requirements of the Jupiter system. The missile impacted in the target area and all missions assigned to this test were successfully accomplished.References: 439, 857. Level: 1.

• Combat training launch Agency: Italia. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 857. Level: 1.

• Aeronomy mission? Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 930. Level: 2.

• Combat training launch Agency: Italia. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). References: 857. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: CRA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1733. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: CRA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1678. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: CRA. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1733. Level: 1.

• San Marco 1 Mass: 254 kg (559 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere. Spacecraft: San Marco. Agency: CRS. Perigee: 200 km (120 mi). Apogee: 842 km (523 mi). Inclination: 37.80 deg. Period: 95.10 min. COSPAR: 1964-084A. USAF Sat Cat: 957. Decay Date: 1965-09-11. Atmospheric density studies. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• San Marco 2 Payload: San Marco B. Mass: 129 kg (284 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere. Spacecraft: San Marco. Agency: CRS. Perigee: 219 km (136 mi). Apogee: 741 km (460 mi). Inclination: 2.90 deg. Period: 94.20 min. COSPAR: 1967-038A. USAF Sat Cat: 2761. Decay Date: 1967-10-14. Atmospheric density data. Scientific satellite launched from a mobile range off Formosa Bay (Kenya). References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Explorer 42 Program: Explorer. Payload: SAS A. Mass: 143 kg (315 lb). Class: Solar. Spacecraft: SAS. Agency: NASA GSF. Perigee: 521 km (323 mi). Apogee: 570 km (350 mi). Inclination: 3.00 deg. Period: 95.50 min. COSPAR: 1970-107A. USAF Sat Cat: 4797. Decay Date: 1979-04-05. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Alfa SLBM project begun. The project for an indigenous Italian ballistic missile was begunby the Italian Navy. Officially it was called a 'technology program intented to develop high power solid-propellant boosters for civil and military applications'. The resulting missile was to be carried on submarines and major surface combatants.Level: 1.

• San Marco 3 Payload: San Marco C. Mass: 164 kg (361 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere. Spacecraft: San Marco. Agency: CRS. Perigee: 222 km (137 mi). Apogee: 707 km (439 mi). Inclination: 3.20 deg. Period: 93.80 min. COSPAR: 1971-036A. USAF Sat Cat: 5176. Decay Date: 1971-11-29. Atmospheric research. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• ISRC-PO-4 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). References: 1592. Level: 1.

• ISRC-PO-5 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). References: 1592. Level: 1.

• ISRC-PO-6 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). References: 1592. Level: 1.

• ISRC-PO-7 Aeronomy mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 185 km (114 mi). References: 1592. Level: 1.

• ISRC-PO-9 Ionosphere mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 1592. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Italia. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). First test flight of Italian submarine- and ship-launched ballistic missile. Dummy second stage. Successful 57 second flight. References: 572. Level: 1.

• Solar Extreme ultraviolet mission Agency: ISRC. Apogee: 270 km (160 mi). References: 572. Level: 1.

• San Marco 4 Payload: San Marco C2. Mass: 164 kg (361 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere. Spacecraft: San Marco. Agency: CRS. Perigee: 270 km (160 mi). Apogee: 875 km (543 mi). Inclination: 2.90 deg. Period: 96.10 min. COSPAR: 1974-009A. USAF Sat Cat: 7154. Decay Date: 1976-05-04. Measurement of density, temperature, composition of atmosphere. Launch time 10:05:28.5 GMT. Anticipated life: 3 years. References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Italia. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). Second test flight of Italian submarine- and ship-launched ballistic missile. Dummy second stage. References: 572. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: Italia. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). Final test flight of Italian submarine- and ship-launched ballistic missile. Dummy second stage. Project cancelled after Italy ratified Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and decided to give up pursuit of an independent nuclear deterrent. References: 572. Level: 1.

• Alfa SLBM program cancelled Under US pressure Italy had signed the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty on 2 May 1975. Work on nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles ended. Level: 1.

• Sirio 1 Mass: 220 kg (480 lb). Class: Technology. Type: Comsat. Spacecraft: Sirio. Agency: CNR. Perigee: 35,755 km (22,217 mi). Apogee: 35,869 km (22,287 mi). Inclination: 9.60 deg. Period: 1,437.40 min. COSPAR: 1977-080A. USAF Sat Cat: 10294. Completed Operations Date: 1989-09-28. Experimental commsat. SIRIO (Satellite Italiano Ricerca Industriale Orientata). Launch time 2350:00 GMT. Geographical longitude of geostationary orbit 15 deg W. SIRIO is a spin stabilized geostationary experimental communications satellite. Characteristics of satellite: Weight at launch 398 kg, in orbit 218 kg. Configuration - cylindrical, height 1.981m, diameter 1.433 m, nominal life two years. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit over the Atlantic Ocean at 15 deg W in 1977-1981; over the Atlantic Ocean 25 deg W in 1981-1983; over the Indian Ocean 65 deg E in 1983-1985 As of 4 September 2001 located at 86.65 deg E drifting at 0.265 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 75.38E drifting at 0.003E degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• San Marco D/L Payload: San Marco 5. Mass: 236 kg (520 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere. Spacecraft: San Marco. Agency: ASI. Perigee: 268 km (166 mi). Apogee: 625 km (388 mi). Inclination: 3.00 deg. Period: 93.50 min. COSPAR: 1988-026A. USAF Sat Cat: 19013. Decay Date: 1988-12-06. Upper atmosphere studies; US, France, Italy participation. References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Italian Space Agency Astronaut Training Group selected. Italian astronauts trained for flights to the Mir space station. Level: 1.

• Italsat 1 Mass: 1,865 kg (4,111 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Italsat. Agency: ASI. Perigee: 35,817 km (22,255 mi). Apogee: 35,919 km (22,318 mi). Inclination: 4.20 deg. Period: 1,440.20 min. COSPAR: 1991-003A. USAF Sat Cat: 21055. Experimental commsat; 13.2 deg E. ITALSAT is a body stabilized geostationary satellite and it is proposed to provide pre-operational domestic telecommunications services on the 20/30 GHz bands. Geographic longitude 13.2 deg E. Longitudinal tolerance +/- 0.1 deg. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 13 deg E in 1991-1999 As of 4 September 2001 located at 144.14 deg E drifting at 1.021 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 11 located at 86.26E drifting at 1.156W degrees per day.References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: ASI. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). References: 1516. Level: 1.

• Lageos 2 Payload: Columbia F13 / Lageos 2 [Iris] / CTA. Mass: 400 kg (880 lb). Class: Earth. Type: Geodetic. Spacecraft: Lageos. Agency: ASI. Perigee: 5,616 km (3,489 mi). Apogee: 5,952 km (3,698 mi). Inclination: 52.70 deg. Period: 222.50 min. COSPAR: 1992-070B. USAF Sat Cat: 22195. 60 cm diameter sphere with laser reflectors; deployed from STS-52 10/23/92. References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• Temisat Payload: Temisat / S5M. Mass: 42 kg (92 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Temisat. Agency: Telespazio. Perigee: 936 km (581 mi). Apogee: 967 km (600 mi). Inclination: 82.60 deg. Period: 104.10 min. COSPAR: 1993-055B. USAF Sat Cat: 22783. The Temisat micro-satellite was a piggyback payload designed to collect and re-transmit environmental data from terrestrial sensors and was separated from Meteor-2-21 on the seventh transit of the flight. Temisat was registered by the Telespazio Italian partner in agreement with the Kaiser-Threde Company (Munich). Environmental measurements were acquired through ground sensors, collected, temporarily stored on the ground, and logged by an autonomous terminal until upload request is received from TEMISAT.Characteristics: (a) Mass 42 kg (b) Dimension 35 x 35 x 35 cm, (c) Electric power 62 W Max, (d) Attitude control : 2 magnetic coil, 1 Am**2, (e) On-board memories - 2 of 8.5 Mbytes each, (f) Lifetime 5 years. Drift of the ascending node of orbital plane: 0.8 deg/d westwards. Copassenger of METEOR 2 satellite.References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• ITAMsat Payload: Oscar 26. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Amateur Radio. Spacecraft: Oscar. Agency: AMSAT-I. Perigee: 789 km (490 mi). Apogee: 802 km (498 mi). Inclination: 98.70 deg. Period: 100.80 min. COSPAR: 1993-061F. USAF Sat Cat: 22828. ITAMsat was built by AMSAT-ITALY. Its mission was to store and forward amateur radio messages. References: 1, 2, 5, 6. Level: 1.

• TSS-1 Payload: TSS-1R. Class: Technology. Type: Tether. Spacecraft: TSS. Agency: ASI. Perigee: 173 km (107 mi). Apogee: 189 km (117 mi). Inclination: 28.50 deg. Period: 88.10 min. COSPAR: 1996-012B. USAF Sat Cat: 23805. Decay Date: 1996-03-19. LEO. Tether deployment test; 20 km long tether; satellite unintentionally deployed when tether broke 2/25/96 Reentered Mar 19. References: 4, 6, 276. Level: 1.

• TSS tether breaks Spacecraft: TSS. Test from shuttle of 20 km long tether; satellite unintentionally deployed when tether broke. Re-entered March 19. Level: 1.

• Beppo SAX Payload: BeppoSAX. Class: Astronomy. Spacecraft: SAX. Agency: ASI. Perigee: 584 km (362 mi). Apogee: 601 km (373 mi). Inclination: 4.00 deg. Period: 96.50 min. COSPAR: 1996-027A. USAF Sat Cat: 23857. Decay Date: 2003-04-29. LEO. Satellite per Astronomia a raggi X; X-ray celestial observatory Launch vehicle put payload into low earth orbit with IFR trajectory option. 100th Atlas-Centaur flight. References: 4, 6, 278. Level: 1.

• Italsat F2 Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Italsat. Agency: ASI. Perigee: 35,771 km (22,227 mi). Apogee: 35,801 km (22,245 mi). Inclination: 0.00 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 1996-044A. USAF Sat Cat: 24208. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 13 deg E in 1996-1998; 16 deg E in 1998-1999 As of 5 September 2001 located at 16.38 deg E drifting at 0.010 deg E per day. As of 2007 Mar 10 located at 94.10W drifting at 1.863E degrees per day. References: 4, 6. Level: 1.

• Megsat-0 Mass: 35 kg (77 lb). Class: Technology. Type: Communications. Spacecraft: Megsat. Manufacturer: MegSat, Gruppo Meggiorin, Brescia. Agency: MegSat. Perigee: 544 km (338 mi). Apogee: 597 km (370 mi). Inclination: 48.50 deg. COSPAR: 1999-022B. USAF Sat Cat: 25722. Decay Date: 2003-11-04. A small technology satellite which carried an experimental high rate data transmission payload. Level: 1.

• MITA Mass: 170 kg (370 lb). Class: Technology. Manufacturer: Carlo Gavazzi Space. Agency: ASI. Perigee: 422 km (262 mi). Apogee: 475 km (295 mi). Inclination: 87.26 deg. Period: 93.48 min. COSPAR: 2000-039A. USAF Sat Cat: 26404. Decay Date: 2001-08-15. MITA was an Italian Space Agency experimental microsatellite built by Carlo Gavazzi Space of Milano and carried the NINA particle detector and an experimental attitude control system. References: 4, 552, 554. Level: 1.

• MegSat-1 Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: MegSat. Manufacturer: MegSat, Gruppo Meggiorin, Brescia. Agency: Megsat. Perigee: 643 km (399 mi). Apogee: 649 km (403 mi). Inclination: 64.56 deg. Period: 97.56 min. COSPAR: 2000-057B. USAF Sat Cat: 26546. Research satellite owned and built by MegSat Space Division, part of the Gruppo Meggiorin companies in Brescia, Italy. References: 4, 552, 554. Level: 1.

• UniSat Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: UniSat. Manufacturer: Universita degli Studi "la Sapienza", Roma. Agency: Sapienza. Perigee: 643 km (399 mi). Apogee: 670 km (416 mi). Inclination: 64.56 deg. Period: 97.78 min. COSPAR: 2000-057C. USAF Sat Cat: 26547. Experimental satellite developed by the GAUSS (Gruppo di Astrodinamica dell' Universita degli Studi 'la Sapienza') in Roma. Unisat was financed by ASI and MURST (Ministero dell'Universtia e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica). It carried NiMH batteries, a magnetometer, and a payload consisting of a space debris sensor and a camera.References: 4, 552, 554. Level: 1.

• Sicral Payload: Sicral 1. Mass: 2,596 kg (5,723 lb). Class: Communications. Spacecraft: Italsat. Manufacturer: SITAB Consortium (Alenia Aerospazio). Agency: ADI. Perigee: 35,773 km (22,228 mi). Apogee: 35,801 km (22,245 mi). Inclination: 0.10 deg. Period: 1,436.10 min. COSPAR: 2001-005A. USAF Sat Cat: 26694. Sicral, (Sistema Italiana de Communicazione Riservente Allarmi) was a communications satellite for the Italian defense ministry's procurement division, the Segretariato Generale della Difesa's Direzione Nazionale degli Armamenti. Sicral was built by Alenia Aerospazio and derived from the Italsat series. Its mass was 2596 kg full, 1253 kg dry and it carried a liquid apogee engine. The 3.3 kW, 3.4 m x 4.9 m, triaxially-stabilized spacecraft carried a total of nine transponders in the SHF-, UHF-, and EHF-bands to enable secure communications after parking over 16.2 deg-E longitude. Positioned in geosynchronous orbit at 16 deg E in 2001 As of 26 August 2001 located at 16.27 deg E drifting at 0.004 deg W per day. As of 2007 Mar 9 located at 16.34E drifting at 0.018E degrees per day.References: 4, 296, 552, 554. Level: 1.

• UniSat 2 Mass: 10 kg (22 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: UniSat. Manufacturer: La Sapienza, University of Rome (Italy). Agency: La Sapienza, University of Rome (Italy). Perigee: 636 km (395 mi). Apogee: 667 km (414 mi). Inclination: 64.60 deg. Period: 97.80 min. COSPAR: 2002-058D. USAF Sat Cat: 27608. References: 4, 552, 554. Level: 1.

• Unisat 3 Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Class: Technology. Spacecraft: UniSat. Agency: La Sapienza. Perigee: 684 km (425 mi). Apogee: 800 km (490 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 99.80 min. COSPAR: 2004-025H. USAF Sat Cat: 28373. Level: 1.

• AGILE Mass: 352 kg (776 lb). Class: Astronomy. Manufacturer: Carlo Gavazzi. Agency: ASI. Perigee: 523 km (324 mi). Apogee: 553 km (343 mi). Inclination: 2.50 deg. Period: 95.40 min. COSPAR: 2007-013A. USAF Sat Cat: 31135. The PSLV-C8 launch vehicle flew for the first time in a light configuration with no strap-on motors and a Dual Launch Adapter. The Italian gamma-ray observatory satellite (Astrorivelatore Gamma ad Imagini Leggero) carried the GRID 0.3-200 MeV wide-field gamma ray camera and the Super-AGILE 15-45 keV detector hard X-ray detector.Level: 1.

• Cosmo-SkyMed 1 Mass: 1,700 kg (3,700 lb). Class: Surveillance. Spacecraft: Cosmo-SkyMed. Manufacturer: Thales Alenia Space. Agency: ASI. Perigee: 622 km (386 mi). Apogee: 626 km (388 mi). Inclination: 97.90 deg. Period: 97.20 min. COSPAR: 2007-023A. USAF Sat Cat: 31598. The first of four Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation, Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites for primarily Italian military surveillance, but with products made available to civilian users as well. Level: 1.