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Max-Planck-Institut

Spacecraft · Germany

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German manufacturer of spacecraft. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Germany.

Country
Germany
Spacecraft
Equator-S

Chronology

8 events

1966 August 17

03:39 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant VB.

1966 August 19

07:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Fort Churchill. LV Family: Black Brant. Launch Vehicle: Black Brant VB.

1973 November 22

23:39 GMT - . Launch Site: CELPA. LV Family: Rigel. Launch Vehicle: Castor (A).

1975 September 30

Launch Site: Marambio. LV Family: Rigel. Launch Vehicle: Castor (A).

1975 October 3

Launch Site: Marambio. LV Family: Rigel. Launch Vehicle: Castor (A).

1978 July 30

23:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.

1978 August 13

00:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Kiruna. Launch Vehicle: Petrel.

1997 December 2

22:52 GMT - . Launch Site: Kourou. Launch Complex: Kourou ELA2. LV Family: Ariane. Launch Vehicle: Ariane 44P.
  • Equator-S - . Nation: Germany. Agency: Arianespace. Manufacturer: Max-Planck-Institut. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere satellite. Spacecraft: Equator-S. USAF Sat Cat: 25068 . COSPAR: 1997-075B. Apogee: 67,065 km (41,672 mi). Perigee: 591 km (367 mi). Inclination: 6.20 deg. Period: 1,337.20 min.