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Magellan

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Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1989-033BLaunched 5/4/1989

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Magellan
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 5/4/1989
Last Contact: 10/12/1994

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: -17,006 km
Inclination: 28.89 deg
Dry Mass: 1,035 kg
Total Mass: 3,348 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1989-033B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/212