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FR 1
French satellite. FR 1 was launched on December 6, 1965 aboard a Scout X-4 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1965-101ANORAD 1814France
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- FR-1
- Common name
- FR 1
- International designator
- 1965-101A
- NORAD catalog number
- 1814
- GCAT identifier
- S01814
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.127
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- CNES US
- Owner
- CNES
- Country
- France
- Builder
- Nord Aviation
- Platform (bus)
- FR
Launch
- Date
- December 6, 1965 · 21:05 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-101Success
- Rocket
- Scout X-4
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad PALC-D
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 746 km
- Apogee
- 759 km
- Inclination
- 75.88°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Aug 26, 1968
- End of operations
- Aug 26, 1968
Size
- Mass
- 62 kg
- Dry mass
- 62 kg
- Length
- 1.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.70 m
- Span
- 4.3 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1389529 (CC0).