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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force. Ionosphere and magnetosphere studies; destroyed 9/13/85 (while still functioning) as part of ASAT test. Typical orbit: 310 km x 317 km at 98 degrees inclination. Mass: 1,331 kg (2,934 lb).
Solwind Chronology - 1979 February 24 - Solwind (P 78-1) - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC3W. Launch Vehicle: Atlas. Mass: 1,331 kg (2,934 lb). Perigee: 310 km (190 mi). Apogee: 317 km (196 mi). Inclination: 97.80 deg. Period: 90.80 min.
Ionosphere and magnetosphere studies; destroyed on 13 September 1985 (while still functioning) as part of an American ASAT test.
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.
- Lockheed Martin Coporation, Atlas Family Fact Sheets, September 1998.. Web Address when accessed: http://www.lmco.com/ILS/txtmain/ils_lsysinfo.htm.
- McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.
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