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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 1991-031CLaunched 4/28/1991

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: SDIO/SPAS
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 4/28/1991
Last Contact: 7/22/1991

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 259 km
Inclination: 57 deg
Dry Mass: 122 kg
Total Mass: 122 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM?
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Manufacturer: BAE Systems

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1991-031C
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/258