Explorer 60

NASA research satellite launched on November 20, 1975. Explorer 60 was launched on February 18, 1979 aboard a Scout D-1 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 11, 1989).

COSPAR 1979-013ANORAD 11270United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: SAGE
Common name: Explorer 60
Payload designation: AEM-B
International designator: 1979-013A
NORAD catalog number: 11270
GCAT identifier: S11270
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/021

Mission

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

Launch

Date: February 18, 1979 · 16:18 UTC
Launch record: 1979-013Success
Rocket: Scout D-1
Spaceport: Wallops · pad LA3A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 547 km
Apogee: 659 km
Inclination: 54.93°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 11, 1989
Last known active: Nov 18, 1981
End of operations: Nov 18, 1981

Size

Mass: 147 kg
Dry mass: 147 kg
Length: 1.6 m
Diameter: 0.70 m
Span: 2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3500122 (CC0).