Chile


Chronology of Events for Chile

1995 August 31 - 06:49 GMT - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC32. Launch Pad: LC32/2. Launch Vehicle: Tsyklon 3. Model: Tsiklon-3. LV Configuration: Tsiklon-3 801.

  • Fasat-Alfa Program: Fasat. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Spacecraft: MicroSat-70. Manufacturer: Surrey. COSPAR: 1995-046xx. USAF Sat Cat: 23657. Chile's first satellite built through a technology transfer programme with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Carried store and forward and Earth observation payloads. Decommissioned as of 2000. References: 279. Level: 1.
1998 July 10 - 06:30 GMT - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC45. Launch Pad: LC45/1. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-2. Model: Zenit-2.
  • Fasat-Bravo Program: Fasat. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Class: Communications. Type: Amateur Radio. Spacecraft: MicroSat-70. Manufacturer: Surrey. Agency: FACh. Perigee: 815 km (506 mi). Apogee: 820 km (500 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.30 min. COSPAR: 1998-043B. USAF Sat Cat: 25395. Customer: Chilean Air Force (FACH). Chile's second satellite carrying store and forward and Earth observation payloads, replacing those lost on FASat-Alpha. Still operational as of 2000. Additional Details: Fasat-Bravo(8052). Level: 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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