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Class: Technology. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: Europe. Agency: ESRO.

Sixth satellite of ESRO.

Typical orbit: 523 km x 550 km at 98 degrees inclination. Mass: 472 kg (1,040 lb).

TD-1A Chronology

1972 March 12 - TD-1A; Thor Delta 1A - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2E. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 472 kg (1,040 lb). Perigee: 523 km (324 mi). Apogee: 550 km (340 mi). Inclination: 97.60 deg. Period: 95.40 min.
Sixth satellite of ESRO. Also registered as US object 1972-14A in A/AC.105/INF.255 with orbit 95.3 min, 525 x 548 km x 97.5 deg, category B.

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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