P 76
Spacecraft · USA
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American communications technology satellite. Communications propagation experiments.
More at: Wideband.
Related
- Country
- USA
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC5
- Agency
- USAF
Chronology
1 event
1976 May 22
07:42 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC5. LV Family: Scout. Launch Vehicle: Scout B-1.- P 76-5 - .
Mass: 73 kg (160 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF STP.
Class: Technology.
Type: Communications technology satellite. Spacecraft Bus: P.
Spacecraft: P 76.
USAF Sat Cat: 8860 . COSPAR: 1976-047A. Apogee: 1,044 km (648 mi). Perigee: 981 km (609 mi). Inclination: 99.60 deg. Period: 105.40 min.
A Scout vehicle carrying a Space Test Program spacecraft was successfully launched from SLC-5 at the Western Test Range. The spacecraft, Flight P76-5, carried a wideband signals experiment sponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency. Communications propagation experiments.