Launch data:
| Designation
|
23101
/ 94028A
|
|
Launch
date
| 09
May 1994 at 02:47 UT
|
| Launch site | Va, SLC-5 |
| Launch vehicle |
Scout-G1 (#118) |
| Mission
|
Technology
|
| Earth orbit on: |
|
Perigee/Apogee
|
411/427
km
|
|
Inclination
|
97.1°
|
|
Period
|
92.9
min
|
|
Mass
at launch
|
135
kg
|
It was the last of the now discontinued Scout series. The satellite
successfully tracked a Minuteman III ICBM on June 8, 1994, and collected over 3
million images for analysis during its mission.
On 15 Sep 1997 this spacecraft passed by Mir, only at 470 m distance!
End of life
|
Out
of service
|
Sep
1994
|
| Reentered date |
28
Nov 1998
|
Ref: #15, #204 - update: 23.05.09