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S3-1

S3-1 was launched on October 29, 1974 aboard a Titan IIID from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 26, 1975).

COSPAR 1974-085CNORAD 7499United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
S3-1
Payload designation
STP S73-5
International designator
1974-085C
NORAD catalog number
7499
GCAT identifier
S07499
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.310

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
STP1
Owner
SAMSO
Country
United States
Builder
Boeing Space Center, Kent
Platform (bus)
S3

Launch

Date
October 29, 1974 · 19:30 UTC
Launch record
1974-085Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
149 km
Apogee
3,483 km
Inclination
96.99°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 26, 1975
Last known active
May 26, 1975
End of operations
May 26, 1975

Size

Mass
193 kg
Dry mass
193 kg
Total mass with attached objects
277 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113148521 (CC0).