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Solar Maximum Mission
Former solar observatory satellite. Solar Maximum Mission was launched on February 14, 1980 aboard a Delta 3910 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: attached to another object (Apr 10, 1984).
COSPAR 1980-014ANORAD 11703United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Solar Maximum Mission
- Payload designation
- SMM
- International designator
- 1980-014A
- NORAD catalog number
- 11703
- GCAT identifier
- S11703
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/037
Mission
- Mission type
- Astronomy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- SMM
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Fairchild Space and Electronics
- Platform (bus)
- MMS
Launch
- Date
- February 14, 1980 · 15:57 UTC
- Launch record
- 1980-014Success
- Rocket
- Delta 3910
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 566 km
- Apogee
- 569 km
- Inclination
- 28.51°
- Status
- Attached to another object
- Status date
- April 10, 1984
- Last known active
- Nov 24, 1989
- End of operations
- Nov 24, 1989
Size
- Mass
- 1,721 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,721 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 2,315 kg
- Length
- 4.0 m
- Diameter
- 2.10 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1188874 (CC0).