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Magsat

retired

Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1979-094ALaunched 10/30/1979

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Magsat Mission
Launch Vehicle: Scout G-1
Launch Date: 10/30/1979
Last Contact: 6/11/1980

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 444 km
Inclination: 96.79 deg
Dry Mass: 181 kg
Total Mass: 181 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: SCI
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1979-094A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/030