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P78-1
Artificial satellite, us department of Defense. P78-1 was launched on February 24, 1979 aboard a Atlas F/OIS from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: collided (Sep 13, 1985).
COSPAR 1979-017ANORAD 11278United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- P78-1
- Payload designation
- STP P78-1
- Other names
- Solwind
- International designator
- 1979-017A
- NORAD catalog number
- 11278
- GCAT identifier
- S11278
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/021
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- STP1
- Owner
- USAF STP
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Ball Aerospace
- Platform (bus)
- OSO
Launch
- Date
- February 24, 1979 · 08:20 UTC
- Launch record
- 1979-017Success
- Rocket
- Atlas F/OIS
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC3W
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 558 km
- Apogee
- 601 km
- Inclination
- 97.66°
- Status
- Collided
- Status date
- September 13, 1985
- Last known active
- Sep 13, 1985
- End of operations
- Sep 13, 1985
Size
- Mass
- 875 kg
- Dry mass
- 875 kg
- Length
- 2.8 m
- Diameter
- 1.80 m
- Span
- 2.8 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q54370 (CC0).