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San Marco 2
Second Italian satellite. San Marco 2 was launched on April 26, 1967 aboard a Scout B from San Marco. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 14, 1967).
COSPAR 1967-038ANORAD 2761Italy
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- San Marco 2
- Payload designation
- San Marco B
- International designator
- 1967-038A
- NORAD catalog number
- 2761
- GCAT identifier
- S02761
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.166
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- San Marco
- Owner
- CRS (ISRC)
- Country
- Italy
- Builder
- Aerospace Research Center
- Platform (bus)
- San Marco
Launch
- Date
- April 26, 1967 · 10:06 UTC
- Launch record
- 1967-038Success
- Rocket
- Scout B
- Spaceport
- San Marco
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/E
- Perigee
- 210 km
- Apogee
- 683 km
- Inclination
- 2.90°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- October 14, 1967
- Last known active
- Oct 14, 1967
- End of operations
- Oct 14, 1967
Size
- Mass
- 129 kg
- Dry mass
- 129 kg
- Length
- 0.7 m
- Diameter
- 0.70 m
- Span
- 5.7 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16325268 (CC0).