Air-launched rocket drop zone known to have been used for 1 launch in 1997, reaching up to 580 kilometers altitude.
Longitude: -15.3000 deg.
Latitude: 27.0000 deg.
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Associated Countries
Associated Spacecraft
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CPAC American burial satellite. One launch, 1997.04.21, Celestis. More...
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Minisat American technology satellite. One launch, 1997.04.21. The Minisat spacecraft were built for the Spanish space Agency by CASA. More...
See also
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Pegasus Privately-funded, air-launched winged light satellite launcher. More...
Associated Launch Vehicles
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Pegasus XL American air-launched orbital launch vehicle. Uprated version of Pegasus air-launched winged light satellite launcher. 4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x L-1011 + 1 x Pegasus XL stage 1 + 1 x Orion 50XL + 1 x Orion 38. More...
Gran Canaria DZ Chronology
1997 April 21 - .
11:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Gran Canaria DZ.
Launch Pad: 27.0 N x 15.3 W.
Launch Platform: L-1011.
LV Family:
Pegasus.
Launch Vehicle:
Pegasus XL.
LV Configuration: Pegasus XL F15.
- Minisat-01 - .
Mass: 209 kg (460 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: INTA. Manufacturer: CASA. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Minisat. Decay Date: 2002-02-26 . USAF Sat Cat: 24779 . COSPAR: 1997-018A. Apogee: 580 km (360 mi). Perigee: 561 km (348 mi). Inclination: 151.0000 deg. Period: 96.00 min. Summary: Minisat-01 carried the EURD extreme ultraviolet spectrograph to study interstellar gas, the LEGRI gamma ray burst detector, and the CPLM microacceleration in liquids experiment..
- Celestis - .
Payload: CPAC. Nation: USA. Agency: OSC. Manufacturer: Germantown. Program: Celestis. Class: Burial . Type: Burial satellite. Spacecraft: CPAC. Decay Date: 2002-05-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 24780 . COSPAR: 1997-018B. Apogee: 581 km (361 mi). Perigee: 553 km (343 mi). Inclination: 151.0000 deg. Period: 96.00 min.
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