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Class: Astronomy. Type: X-ray. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: Italy. Agency: ASI. Satellite per Astronomia a raggi X; X-ray celestial observatory Typical orbit: 584 km x 601 km at 4 degrees inclination.
SAX Chronology - 1996 April 30 - Beppo SAX - Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC36B. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Perigee: 584 km (362 mi). Apogee: 601 km (373 mi). Inclination: 4.00 deg. Period: 96.50 min.
LEO. Satellite per Astronomia a raggi X; X-ray celestial observatory Launch vehicle put payload into low earth orbit with IFR trajectory option. 100th Atlas-Centaur flight.
- 2003 April 30 - Bepposax Satellite Reenters Into Earth's Atmosphere -
Bibliography:- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to 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.
- Lockheed Martin Coporation, Atlas Family Fact Sheets, September 1998.. Web Address when accessed: http://www.lmco.com/ILS/txtmain/ils_lsysinfo.htm.
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