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Solar Mesosphere Explorer

retired

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1981-100ALaunched 10/6/1981

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: SME
Launch Vehicle: Delta 2310
Launch Date: 10/6/1981
Last Contact: 12/15/1986

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 483.5 km
Inclination: 97.69 deg
Dry Mass: 437 kg
Total Mass: 437 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: EOSCI
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Manufacturer: BAE Systems

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1981-100A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/059