WPLTN
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Australian agency. Western Pacific Laser Tracking Network, Australia.
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Chronology
1 event
1998 July 10
06:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Baikonur. Launch Complex: Baikonur LC45/1. LV Family: Zenit. Launch Vehicle: Zenit-2.- WESTPAC - .
Mass: 24 kg (52 lb). Nation: Australia.
Agency: WPLTN.
Manufacturer: EOS,
RKA.
Class: Earth.
Type: Geodetic satellite. Spacecraft: GFZ-1.
USAF Sat Cat: 25398 . COSPAR: 1998-043E. Apogee: 819 km (508 mi). Perigee: 815 km (506 mi). Inclination: 98.80 deg. Period: 101.20 min.
Formerly known as WPLTN-1, this geodesy satellite was a copy of Potsdam's GFZ-1 satellite, a sphere covered with laser retroreflectors, with a different `Fizeau' corner cube design. It serves as a target for the Western Pacific Laser Tracking Network (WPLTN) and is a joint project of Electro Optic Systems of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, and the Russian Space Agency. Diameter is 0.24m.