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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA.

Measured near-Earth magnetic field and crustal anomalies.

Typical orbit: 352 km x 561 km at 97 degrees inclination. Mass: 181 kg (399 lb).

Magsat Chronology

1979 October 30 - Magsat - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC5. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 181 kg (399 lb). Perigee: 352 km (218 mi). Apogee: 561 km (348 mi). Inclination: 96.80 deg. Period: 93.70 min.
Measured near-Earth magnetic field and crustal anomalies. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).

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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