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Class: Technology. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSF.

Plasma Interaction Experiment.

Typical orbit: 911 km circular orbit, 99 deg inclination. Mass: 350 kg (770 lb).

PIX Chronology

1978 March 5 - PIX - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2W. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 350 kg (770 lb). Perigee: 903 km (561 mi). Apogee: 920 km (570 mi). Inclination: 99.10 deg. Period: 103.20 min.
Plasma Interaction Experiment. 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.

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