Microlab 1

USA

Also called Orbview 1

Launch data:

Designation	23547 / 95017C
Launch date	3 Apr 1995 at 13:48 UT
Launch site	Va, L-1011, RW30/12
Launch vehicle	Pegasus-H (#8)
Mission	Scientific
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee	727/756 km
Inclination	70°
Period

It carries NASA-MSFC's Optical Transient Detector experiment to study the global distribution of lightning, and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research's GPS-MET experiment which will study the occultation of GPS navigation satellite signals by the atmosphere to derive meteorological information.

Microlab is owned by OSC, with NASA and NSF renting the space for and operation of their experiments.

Specifications

Prime contractor	OSC
Platform	Microstar
Operator	Orbital Science Corporation
Mass at launch	68 kg
Mass in orbit
Diameter	1 m
Height	0.3 m
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	2 years

Ref: #15, #98a - update: 28.08.09