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Class: Military. Type: SDI. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force. Typical orbit: 585 km circular orbit, 63.5 deg inclination. Mass: 180 kg (390 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Pegasus, Pegasus XL. Eagle Chronology - 1994 June 27 - STEP 1 - Program: STEP. Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL. FAILURE: Destroyed on launch. Apogee: 38 km (23 mi).
Destroyed on launch
- 1997 October 22 - STEP-4 - Program: STEP. Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL. Perigee: 432 km (268 mi). Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Inclination: 45.00 deg. Period: 93.80 min.
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. Essential internet newsletter recording worldwide weekly space events. Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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