Australian agency. Western Pacific Laser Tracking Network, Australia.
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WPLTN Chronology
1998 July 10 - .
06:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Baikonur.
Launch Complex:
Baikonur LC45/1.
LV Family:
Zenit.
Launch Vehicle:
Zenit-2.
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Mass: 24 kg (52 lb). Nation: Australia. Agency: WPLTN. Manufacturer: RKA; EOS. Class: Earth. Type: Geodetic satellite. Spacecraft: GFZ-1. USAF Sat Cat: 25398 . COSPAR: 1998-043E. Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Perigee: 815 km (506 mi). Inclination: 98.8000 deg. Period: 101.20 min. Formerly known as WPLTN-1, this geodesy satellite was a copy of Potsdam's GFZ-1 satellite, a sphere covered with laser retroreflectors, with a different `Fizeau' corner cube design. It serves as a target for the Western Pacific Laser Tracking Network (WPLTN) and is a joint project of Electro Optic Systems of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, and the Russian Space Agency. Diameter is 0.24m.
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