STARLETTE (BETA)

France

Spacecraft nº:

France spacecraft nº: 15

Satellite de Taille Adaptée avec Réflecteur Laser pour l'ETude de la TErre

Launch data:

Designation07646 / 75010A
Launch date06 Feb 1975
Launch siteKo,
Launch vehicleDiamant-B-P4 (#10)
MissionScientific: geodesy
Operator CNES
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 805/1108 km
Inclination 49.8°
Period 104.2 min

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer 
Platform 
Operator CNES, France
Mass at launch  47 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  bol
Dimension (m) dia= 0.24 m
Equipment covered with 60 reflectors
Stabilization  
Propulsion none
DC power  
Design lifetime  


Sphere of 24 cm of uranium covered with 60 reflectors. Measured the continental drift.
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