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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA GSF.

Chemical release experiment.

Typical orbit: 401 km x 507 km at 94 degrees inclination. Mass: 178 kg (392 lb).

Pegsat Chronology

1990 April 5 - Pegsat - Launch Site: Point Arguello WADZ. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Pegasus. Mass: 178 kg (392 lb). Perigee: 401 km (249 mi). Apogee: 507 km (315 mi). Inclination: 94.10 deg. Period: 93.70 min.
Chemical release experiment. 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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