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CEPE

Spacecraft · USA

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American satellite. Cylindrical Electrostatic Probe Experiment (orbital experiment attached to Delta second stage)

Country
USA
Spacecraft
TIROS
Launch Vehicles
Thor, Delta, Thor Delta N6
Bibliography
2, 279

Chronology

1 event

1970 December 11

11:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Vandenberg. Launch Complex: Vandenberg SLC2W. LV Family: Thor. Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta N6.
  • CEPE - . Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Program: Tiros. Spacecraft: CEPE. USAF Sat Cat: 4794 . COSPAR: 1970-106B. Apogee: 1,484 km (922 mi). Perigee: 1,426 km (886 mi). Inclination: 101.70 deg. Period: 114.92 min.