Explorer 48

USA


Also called SAS 2

Launch data:

Designation 06282 / 72091A
Launch date 15 Nov 1972
Launch siteSan Marino
Launch vehicleScout-D1 (#81)
Mission Scientific: gamma-ray astronomy
Perigee/Apogee 526/526 km
Inclination
Period 95.2 min
Mass185 kg

Explorer 48 / SAS - - Credit: NASA.



End of life:

Decay20 Aug 1980

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