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CRRES

NASA satellite. CRRES was launched on July 25, 1990 aboard a Atlas I from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1990-065ANORAD 20712United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
CRRES
Other names
STP P86-1:PN
International designator
1990-065A
NORAD catalog number
20712
GCAT identifier
S20712
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/250

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
STP1
Country
United States
Builder
Ball Aerospace
Platform (bus)
CRRES

Launch

Date
July 25, 1990 · 19:21 UTC
Launch record
1990-065Success
Rocket
Atlas I
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO
Perigee
343 km
Apogee
33,590 km
Inclination
18.22°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
October 1991
End of operations
Oct 12, 1991

Size

Mass
1,291 kg
Dry mass
1,291 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1,716 kg
Length
2.3 m
Diameter
2.60 m
Span
100.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5013937 (CC0).