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SAS 2

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Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1972-091ALaunched 11/15/1972

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Explorer 48
Launch Vehicle: Scout D-1 F
Launch Date: 11/15/1972
Last Contact: 6/8/1973

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 538 km
Inclination: 1.9 deg
Dry Mass: 174 kg
Total Mass: 174 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: 1972-091A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.267