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Other Designations: Weapons Research Establishment Satellite. Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere. Nation: Australia. Agency: WRE. Manufacturer: WRE.

Australian Weapons Research Establishment Satellite, launched using surplus US Army Redstone missile, that obtained solar radiation, upper atmosphere data.

Typical orbit: 198 km x 1252 km at 83 degrees inclination. Mass: 45 kg (99 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Sparta.

Wresat Chronology

1967 November 29 - Wresat 1 - Launch Site: Woomera. Launch Vehicle: Redstone. Mass: 45 kg (99 lb). Perigee: 198 km (123 mi). Apogee: 1,252 km (777 mi). Inclination: 83.30 deg. Period: 99.30 min.
Weapons Research Establishment Satellite; solar radiation, upper atmosphere data. WRESAT 1 launched for upper atmosphere and space research at 1419 h central standard time, from Woomera, South Australia. Launch vehicle based on Redstone.

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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