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

Studied dust, liquid droplets in upper atmosphere.

Typical orbit: 456 km x 506 km at 55 degrees inclination. Mass: 147 kg (324 lb).

SAGE Chronology

1979 February 18 - SAGE - Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: LA3A. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 147 kg (324 lb). Perigee: 456 km (283 mi). Apogee: 506 km (314 mi). Inclination: 55.00 deg. Period: 94.20 min.
Studied dust, liquid droplets in upper atmosphere. 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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