Signe 3 - .
Mass: 102 kg (224 lb). Nation: France.
Agency: CNES.
Program: Intercosmos.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Signe.
Decay Date: 1979-06-20 . USAF Sat Cat: 10064 . COSPAR: 1977-049A. Apogee: 522 km (324 mi). Perigee: 449 km (278 mi). Inclination: 50.70 deg. Period: 94.30 min. This marked the first time the Kapustin Yar cosmodrome was opened to capitalist countries. 20 French specialists worked on the satellite..