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Class: Technology. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Air Force(TAOS, USA 102).

GPS receiver and data processor technology tests.

Typical orbit: 532 km x 556 km at 105 degrees inclination. Mass: 203 kg (447 lb).

DARPASAT Chronology

1994 March 13 - USA 102 - Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: 576E. Launch Vehicle: Taurus. Mass: 203 kg (447 lb). Perigee: 532 km (330 mi). Apogee: 556 km (345 mi). Inclination: 105.00 deg. Period: 95.50 min.
GPS receiver and data processor technology tests. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

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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