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CEP 1

Satellite. CEP 1 was launched on December 11, 1970 aboard a Thor Delta N6 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 1970-106BNORAD 4794United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
CEPE
Common name
CEP 1
Payload designation
CEP
International designator
1970-106B
NORAD catalog number
4794
GCAT identifier
S04794
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.229

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
December 11, 1970 · 11:35 UTC
Launch record
1970-106Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
1,423 km
Apogee
1,474 km
Inclination
101.92°
Status
In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active
Dec 11, 1970
End of operations
Dec 11, 1970

Size

Mass
2 kg
Dry mass
2 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.7 m

Launched together

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q48590 (CC0).