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American manufacturer of spacecraft. Final Analysis Inc., Greenbelt, Greenbelt, USA

Country
USA
Spacecraft
FAISAT

Chronology

2 events

1995 January 24

03:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.
  • FAISAT - . Mass: 115 kg (253 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: FAI. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: FAISAT. USAF Sat Cat: 23465 . COSPAR: 1995-002C. Apogee: 1,021 km (634 mi). Perigee: 966 km (600 mi). Inclination: 82.90 deg. Period: 105.00 min. Store/forward communications..

1997 September 23

16:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: Plesetsk LC132/1. LV Family: R-14. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 11K65M.
  • FAISAT-2V - . Payload: FAISAT 2V. Mass: 115 kg (253 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: FAI. Class: Communications. Type: Civilian communications satellite. Spacecraft: FAISAT. USAF Sat Cat: 24954 . COSPAR: 1997-052B. Apogee: 997 km (619 mi). Perigee: 937 km (582 mi). Inclination: 82.90 deg. Period: 104.40 min.