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Class: Military. Type: SDI. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force.

Test flight of DOD sensors; Low Altitude Satellite Experiment.

Typical orbit: 405 km x 417 km at 40 degrees inclination. Mass: 75 kg (165 lb).

Losat Chronology

1991 July 4 - Losat X - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17A. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 75 kg (165 lb). Perigee: 405 km (251 mi). Apogee: 417 km (259 mi). Inclination: 40.00 deg. Period: 92.80 min.
Test flight of DOD sensors; Low Altitude Satellite Experiment. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

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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