BeppoSAX

Former Italian-Dutch satellite used for X-ray astronomy. BeppoSAX was launched on April 30, 1996 aboard a Atlas I from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 29, 2003).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: BeppoSAX
Payload designation: SAX
International designator: 1996-027A
NORAD catalog number: 23857
GCAT identifier: S23857
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.400

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: ASI
Owner: ASI
Country: Italy
Builder: Alenia Spazio
Platform (bus): SAX

Launch

Date: April 30, 1996 · 04:31 UTC
Launch record: 1996-027Success
Rocket: Atlas I
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/E
Perigee: 581 km
Apogee: 604 km
Inclination: 3.94°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 29, 2003
Last known active: Apr 29, 2003
End of operations: Apr 29, 2003

Size

Mass: 1,383 kg
Dry mass: 1,383 kg
Length: 3.6 m
Diameter: 2.70 m
Span: 9.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q23770 (CC0).