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Other Designations: Geophysical Research Satellite. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force.

Space gas data.

Typical orbit: 413 km x 1306 km at 50 degrees inclination. Mass: 99 kg (218 lb).

GRS Chronology

1963 June 28 - GRS - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: LA3. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 99 kg (218 lb). Perigee: 413 km (256 mi). Apogee: 1,306 km (811 mi). Inclination: 49.70 deg. Period: 102.10 min.
Geophysical Research Satellite; space gas data. Space craft engaged in investigation of spaceflight techniques and technology (US Cat A).

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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