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Small Astronomy Satellite 2
NASA space observatory launched on 1972. Small Astronomy Satellite 2 was launched on November 15, 1972 aboard a Scout D-1 from San Marco. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 20, 1976).
COSPAR 1972-091ANORAD 6282United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SAS 2
- Common name
- Small Astronomy Satellite 2
- Payload designation
- SAS B
- Other names
- Explorer 48
- International designator
- 1972-091A
- NORAD catalog number
- 6282
- GCAT identifier
- S06282
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.267
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- SAS
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- JHU-Applied Physics Lab
- Platform (bus)
- SAS
Launch
- Date
- November 15, 1972 · 22:13 UTC
- Launch record
- 1972-091Success
- Rocket
- Scout D-1
- Spaceport
- San Marco
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/E
- Perigee
- 444 km
- Apogee
- 632 km
- Inclination
- 1.90°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- August 20, 1976
- Last known active
- Jun 8, 1973
- End of operations
- Jun 8, 1973
Size
- Mass
- 174 kg
- Dry mass
- 174 kg
- Length
- 1.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.60 m
- Span
- 4.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1242087 (CC0).