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STRV 1A

STRV 1A was launched on June 17, 1994 aboard a Ariane 44LP from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1994-034BNORAD 23125United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
STRV 1A
International designator
1994-034B
NORAD catalog number
23125
GCAT identifier
S23125
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/378

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
STRV
Owner
DRA
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Defense Research Agency
Platform (bus)
STRV

Launch

Date
June 17, 1994 · 07:07 UTC
Launch record
1994-034Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GTO
Perigee
272 km
Apogee
35,840 km
Inclination
7.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 1998
End of operations
March 1998

Size

Mass
50 kg
Dry mass
50 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18327654 (CC0).