Signe
Spacecraft · France
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French technology satellite.
Related
- Family
- Technology, Technology satellite
- Country
- France
- Launch Vehicles
- R-14, Kosmos 3, Kosmos 11K65M
- Projects
- Intercosmos
- Launch Sites
- Kapustin Yar, Kapustin Yar LC107/1
- Agency
- CNES
Chronology
1 event
1977 June 17
03:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kapustin Yar. Launch Complex: Kapustin Yar LC107/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.- 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..