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Class: Earth. Type: Atmosphere. Nation: Italy. Atmospheric density studies.
Specification
San Marco Chronology
15 December 1964
San Marco 1 Launch Site: Wallops Island . Launch Vehicle: Scout X-4. Mass: 254 kg. Perigee: 200 km. Apogee: 842 km. Inclination: 37.8 deg. Atmospheric density studies. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).
26 April 1967
San Marco 2 Launch Site: San Marco . Launch Vehicle: Scout B. Mass: 129 kg. Perigee: 219 km. Apogee: 741 km. Inclination: 2.9 deg. Atmospheric density data. Scientific satellite launched from a mobile range off Formosa Bay (Kenya).
24 April 1971
San Marco 3 Launch Site: San Marco . Launch Vehicle: Scout B. Mass: 164 kg. Perigee: 222 km. Apogee: 707 km. Inclination: 3.2 deg. Atmospheric research. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).
18 February 1974
San Marco 4 Launch Site: San Marco . Launch Vehicle: Scout D. Mass: 164 kg. Perigee: 270 km. Apogee: 875 km. Inclination: 2.9 deg. Measurement of density, temperature, composition of atmosphere. Launch time 10:05:28.5 GMT. Anticipated life: 3 years.
25 March 1988
San Marco D/L Launch Site: San Marco . Launch Vehicle: Scout G. Mass: 236 kg. Perigee: 268 km. Apogee: 625 km. Inclination: 3.0 deg. Upper atmosphere studies; US, France, Italy participation.
Bibliography:- 2 - McDowell, Jonathan, The United Nations Registry of Space Objects, Harvard University, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/QEDT/jcm/space/un/un.html
- 6 - JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. HTML when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html
- 279 - McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. HTML when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html
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