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Gando
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Launch site on Canary Islands, near NASA tracking station, considered for several planned Spanish and Italian orbital launch vehicles. L-1011 carrier aircraft staging from Gran Canaria runways RW03/21L and RW03/21R air-launch Pegasus launch vehicles into orbit near here (drop point 27.00 N 15.30 W).
AKA: Base Aerea de Gando;Gran Canaria. Location: Gran Canaria. Longitude: -15.38 deg. Latitude: 27.93 deg.
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| Gran Canaria DZ Air-launched rocket drop zone known to have been used for 1 launch in 1997, reaching up to 580 kilometers altitude. |
Family:
Orbital Launch Site.
Country:
Spain.
Launch Vehicles:
Pegasus XL.
Launch Sites:
Gando,
Gezgaly.
Agency:
OSC.
Bibliography:
2.
1997 April 21 - .
11:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Gando.
Launch Complex:
Gran Canaria DZ.
Launch Pad: 27.0 N x 15.3 W.
Launch Platform: L-1011.
LV Family:
Pegasus.
Launch Vehicle:
Pegasus XL.
- Minisat-01 - .
Mass: 209 kg (460 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: INTA.
Manufacturer: CASA.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Minisat.
Decay Date: 2002-02-26 . USAF Sat Cat: 24779 . COSPAR: 1997-018A. Apogee: 580 km (360 mi). Perigee: 561 km (348 mi). Inclination: 151.00 deg. Period: 96.00 min. Minisat-01 carried the EURD extreme ultraviolet spectrograph to study interstellar gas, the LEGRI gamma ray burst detector, and the CPLM microacceleration in liquids experiment. Air dropped in Gran Canaria DZ..
- Celestis - .
Payload: CPAC. Nation: USA.
Agency: OSC.
Manufacturer: Germantown.
Program: Celestis.
Class: Burial .
Type: Burial satellite. Spacecraft: CPAC.
Decay Date: 2002-05-21 . USAF Sat Cat: 24780 . COSPAR: 1997-018B. Apogee: 581 km (361 mi). Perigee: 553 km (343 mi). Inclination: 151.00 deg. Period: 96.00 min. Air dropped in Gran Canaria DZ..
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