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Class: Technology. Type: Communications. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: Spain. Agency: UPM. Manufacturer: Universidad Politecnia de Madrid.

Universidad Politecnia de Madrid Satellite; experimental communications, microgravity experiments.

Typical orbit: 669 km circular orbit, 98 deg inclination. Mass: 47 kg (103 lb).

LBSAT Chronology

1995 July 7 - UPM/LBSAT 1 - Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: ELA2. Launch Vehicle: Ariane. Mass: 47 kg (103 lb). Perigee: 663 km (411 mi). Apogee: 676 km (420 mi). Inclination: 98.10 deg. Period: 98.10 min.
Universidad Politecnia de Madrid Satellite; experimental communications, microgravity experiments.

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.

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