PasComsat (OV1-8)

USA



Launch data:

Designation 02324 / 66063A
Launch date 14 Jul 1966 - 02:10 UT
Launch siteVa, ABRESB3
Launch vehicleAtlas-D (#58D)
Mission  Communication experiment
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 998 x 1013 km
Inclination 144.27°
Period 105.2 min
Mass10,4 kg

Photo: Ref #99


9,14 m dia balloon with plastic decaying leaving rigid struts.

End of life


Decay 04 Jan 1978


Ref: #1, #7, #15, #99 - update: 11.12.05