P 76
Class: Technology. Type: Communications. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force.

Communications propagation experiments.

Typical orbit: 981 km x 1044 km at 100 degrees inclination. Mass: 73 kg (160 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Scout B.


P 76 Chronology
  • 1976 May 22 - P 76-5 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Vehicle: Scout B. Mass: 73 kg (160 lb). Perigee: 981 km (609 mi). Apogee: 1,044 km (648 mi). Inclination: 99.60 deg. Period: 105.40 min.

    Communications propagation experiments.


Bibliography and Further Reading
  • 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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