Atlas F/Agena D
Stage · USA
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Atlas F + 1 x Agena D upper stage.
LEO Payload: 800 kg (1,760 lb). Payload: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) to a GTO.
More at: Atlas F/Agena D.
Related
- Family
- orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- USA
- Spacecraft
- Seasat
- Launch Sites
- Vandenberg, Vandenberg SLC3W
- Stages
- Agena D, Atlas E/F, Atlas MA-3
- Agency
- Convair
Chronology
1 event
1978 June 27
01:12 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC3W. LV Family: Atlas. Launch Vehicle: Atlas F/Agena D.- Seasat 1 - .
Payload: Seasat A. Mass: 2,300 kg (5,000 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: JPL,
NASA.
Class: Earth.
Type: Civilian Radarsat. Spacecraft: Seasat.
USAF Sat Cat: 10967 . COSPAR: 1978-064A. Apogee: 765 km (475 mi). Perigee: 761 km (472 mi). Inclination: 108.00 deg. Period: 100.10 min.
An Atlas booster launched SEASAT-A, a NASA satellite. The purpose of the mission was to evaluate the use of microwave instruments to obtain oceanographic data. The launch was successful, but the satellite ceased functioning because of an electrical short after 99 days of operation. Oceanographic. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C).