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CommunicationsGEOCOSPAR 1976-023ALaunched 3/15/1976

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: P74-1
Launch Vehicle: Titan IIIC
Launch Date: 3/15/1976
Last Contact: 6/2/2004

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,781.5 km
Inclination: 25.21 deg
Dry Mass: 366 kg
Total Mass: 420 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM/TECH
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Air Force
Manufacturer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1976-023A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.349