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Class: Astronomy. Type: Visible. Nation: Netherlands. Agency: NIVR.

Astronomical Netherlands Satellite; lower than planned orbit.

Typical orbit: 258 km x 1173 km at 98 degrees inclination. Mass: 129 kg (284 lb).

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1974 August 30 - ANS 1 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: SLC5. Launch Vehicle: Scout. FAILURE: Partial Failure. Mass: 129 kg (284 lb). Perigee: 258 km (160 mi). Apogee: 1,173 km (728 mi). Inclination: 98.00 deg. Period: 99.10 min.
Astronomical Netherlands Satellite; lower than planned orbit.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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