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Class: Technology. Destination: Sun Synchronous Orbit. Nation: Israel. Agency: Technion. Manufacturer: Technion Institute of Technology.

Gurwin satellites were built by the Technion Institute of Technology, Israel. The technology test satellites included CCD cameras, a radiation detectors, ozone monitors, amateur radio transmitters, and other satellite technology payloads.

Typical orbit: 818 km circular orbit, 98.8 deg inclination. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb).

Gurwin Chronology

1995 March 28 - Gurwin 1 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC158. Launch Vehicle: Topol. FAILURE: Fell in Sea of Okhotsk. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb).

1998 July 10 - Gurwin Techsat 1B - Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: LC45/1. Launch Vehicle: Zenit. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Perigee: 817 km (507 mi). Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.30 min.
Built by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Replaced earlier Russian-launched Techsat which failed to orbit in 1995.

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
Krebs, Gunter, Gunter's Space Page, University of Frankfurt, 1996. Web Address when accessed: http://www.skyrocket.de/space.

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