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San Marco C2

Scout D-1 launch from San Marco (Italy) on February 18, 1974, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 18, 1974 · 10:05 UTCLaunch 1974-009Launch no. 1,542 in the log
RocketScout D-1variant F
SpaceportSan Marco
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyCRAItaly

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 18, 1974, 10:05
Launch designation
1974-009
Mission
San Marco C2
Flight name
San Marco 4
Vehicle flight ID
S190C

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
930 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.176 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
San Marco 41974-009ANORAD 7154Italian Space Research CommissionSpace science176 kgReentered (orbital decay) · May 4, 1976

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