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San Marco C

Scout B launch from San Marco (Italy) on April 24, 1971, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 24, 1971 · 07:32 UTCLaunch 1971-036Launch no. 1,208 in the log
RocketScout B
SpaceportSan Marco
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyCRAItaly

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 24, 1971, 07:32
Launch designation
1971-036
Mission
San Marco C
Vehicle flight ID
S173C

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
721 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.180 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
San Marco 31971-036ANORAD 5176Italian Space Research CommissionSpace science180 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 29, 1971

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.