// space science · 1978

CAMEO

NASA satellite launched in 1978. CAMEO was launched on October 24, 1978 aboard a Delta 2910 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 1978-098BNORAD 11081United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: CAMEO
International designator: 1978-098B
NORAD catalog number: 11081
GCAT identifier: S11081
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/019

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: Delta Attached
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): Delta Attached

Launch

Date: October 24, 1978 · 08:14 UTC
Launch record: 1978-098Success
Rocket: Delta 2910
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 926 km
Apogee: 969 km
Inclination: 99.65°
Status: In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active: Nov 6, 1978
End of operations: Nov 6, 1978

Size

Mass: 89 kg
Dry mass: 56 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 934 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 2.40 m
Span: 2.4 m

Launched together

Nimbus 7Meteorology · GSFC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q35507 (CC0).