Spacecraft n°: |
USA satellite n°: |
Launch data:
| Designation | 08860 / 76047A |
| Launch date | 22 May 1976 - 07:42 UT |
| Launch site | WI, LA-3 (Va ?) |
| Launch vehicle |
Scout-B1 |
| Mission | Space Physics |
| Earth orbit: |
| Perigee / Apogee | 996 x 1056 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.00405 |
| Inclination | 99.7 deg |
| Period | 105.69 min |
Spacecraft data:
| Prime contractor | |
| Operator | US Air Force |
| Platform | |
| Mass at launch | 73 kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
| Basic shape | |
| Dimension (m) | |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime | in orbit |
Description:
- P76-5 was a US Air Force satellite used to evaluate propagation effects of disturbed plasmas on radar and communications systems.
Ref.: #27, #228 - update: 21.07.12