Morocco
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Morocco
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Chronology
6 events
1963 January 6
- Birth of Philippe Perrin - . Nation: France, Morocco. Related Persons: Perrin. French test pilot mission specialist astronaut 1990-2004. Grew up in Avignon, Provence. 1 spaceflight, 13.9 days in space. Flew to orbit on STS-111 (2002)..
2000 August 1
- Discovery of NWA 2737 Mars Meteorite - . Nation: Morocco.
2000 December 1
- Discovery of NWA 817 Mars Meteorite - . Nation: Morocco.
2001 March 1
- Discovery of NWA 856 Mars Meteorite - . Nation: Morocco.
2001 March 1
- Discovery of NWA 856, 1669, 1950 Mars Meteorites - . Nation: Morocco.
2001 December 10
17:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC45/1. LV Family: Zenit. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-2.- Maroc-Tubsat - .
Mass: 45 kg (99 lb). Nation: Morocco.
Agency: RAKA.
Manufacturer: TuB.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Tubsat.
USAF Sat Cat: 27004 . COSPAR: 2001-056D. Apogee: 1,014 km (630 mi). Perigee: 985 km (612 mi). Inclination: 99.20 deg. Period: 105.10 min.
Maroc-Tubsat was built by the Technical University of Berlin for the Centre Royal de Teledetection Spatiale, Morocco, and had a mass of 47 kg. It carried an imager and a store-forward communications test payload. The satellite measured 32x34x36,2 cm and was still in operation as of 2003.