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  • GEOS-3

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    GEOS-3
    • Mission type Geodesy Operator NASA COSPAR ID 1975-027A SATCAT no. 7734 Website ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov Spacecraft properties Spacecraft type GEOS Manufacturer JHU / APL Launch mass 346 kilograms (763 lb) Dimensions 1.32 by 0.81 meters (4.3 ft × 2.7 ft)6 meters (20 ft) long with boom deployed Start of mission Launch date 9 April 1975, 23:58:02 (1975-04-09UTC23:58:02Z) UTC Rocket Delta 1410 Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2W Contractor NASA End of mission Deactivated July 1979 Orbital parameters Reference system Geocentric Regime Low Earth Semi-major axis 7,208.68 kilometers (4,479.27 mi) Eccentricity 0.001273 GEOS-3GEOS-3, or Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite 3, or GEOS-C, was the third and final satellite as part of NASA's Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite/Geodynamics Experimental Ocean Satellite program (NGSP) to better understand and test satellite tracking systems. For GEOS missions 1 and 2, GEOS stands for Geodetic Ea ... Read »Wikipedia
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  • Genesis II

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    • Genesis IIGenesis II is the second experimental space habitat designed and built by the private American firm Bigelow Aerospace, launched in 2007. As the second module sent into orbit by the company, this spacecraft builds on the data and experience gleaned from its previously orbited sister-ship Genesis I. Like its sister-ship ... Read »Wikipedia
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  • GIOVE

    • GIOVE [ˈdʒɔve], or Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element, is the name for two satellites built for the European Space Agency (ESA) to test technology in orbit for the Galileo positioning system. Giove is the Italian word for "Jupiter". The name was chosen as a tribute to Galileo Galilei, who discovered the firs ... Read »Wikipedia
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  • Hisaki (satellite)

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    • HisakiHisaki, also known as the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) is a Japanese ultraviolet astronomy satellite operated by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The first mission of the Small Scientific Satellite programme, it was launched in September 2013 on ... Read »Wikipedia
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  • Hot Bird

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    • Hot BirdHot Bird is a group of satellites operated by Eutelsat, located at 13°E over the Equator (orbital position) and with a transmitting footprint over Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Only digital radio and television channels are transmitted by the Hot Bird constellation, both free-to-air and encrypted. In ad ... Read »Wikipedia
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  • Hispasat

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    • HispasatHispasat, S.A is the operating company for a number of Spanish communications satellites that cover the Americas, Europe and North Africa from orbital positions 30° West and 61° West. It was formed in 1989 and its activities include provision of communication services in the commercial and government sectors (cor ... Read »Wikipedia
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  • Hinode

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    • HinodeHinode (/ˈhiːnoʊdeɪ/; Japanese: ひので, IPA: [çinode], Sunrise), formerly Solar-B, is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Solar mission with United States and United Kingdom collaboration. It is the follow-up to the Yohkoh (Solar-A) mission and it was launched on the final flight of the M ... Read »Wikipedia
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  • Hipparcos

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    • HipparcosHipparcos was a scientific satellite of the European Space Agency (ESA), launched in 1989 and operated until 1993. It was the first space experiment devoted to precision astrometry, the accurate measurement of the positions of celestial objects on the sky. This permitted the accurate determination of proper motions and ... Read »Wikipedia
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  • High Energy Transient Explorer

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    • High Energy Transient Explorer 1The High Energy Transient Explorer (abbreviated HETE; also known as Explorer 79) was an American astronomical satellite with international participation (mainly Japan and France). The prime objective of HETE was to carry out the first multiwavelength study of gamma-ray bursts with UV, X-ray, and gamma-ray instruments m ... Read »Wikipedia
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  • HAMSAT

    • http://amsatindia.org/ HAMSAT also known as HAMSAT INDIA, VU2SAT and VO-52 is a microsatellite weighing 42.5 kilograms (93.7 lb), providing amateur radio satellite communications services for Indian and international amateur radio operators. This satellite carries the in-orbit designation of VO-52, and is an OSCAR ... Read »Wikipedia
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