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Class: Earth. Type: Geodetic. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Army.

US Army topographic / geodesic satellite launched in 1970.

Typical orbit: 1081 km x 1085 km at 100 degrees inclination. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb).

TOPO Chronology

1970 April 8 - TOPO 1 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC2E. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 18 kg (39 lb). Perigee: 1,084 km (673 mi). Apogee: 1,087 km (675 mi). Inclination: 100.00 deg. Period: 107.00 min.
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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