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SAS 3

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Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1975-037ALaunched 5/7/1975

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Explorer 53
Launch Vehicle: Scout F-1
Launch Date: 5/7/1975
Last Contact: 4/9/1979

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 505.5 km
Inclination: 3 deg
Dry Mass: 189 kg
Total Mass: 189 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

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

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1975-037A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.321