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TIP 1

This three-body spacecraft was connected by booms which served as gravity-gradient stabilizers in the radial direction. A momentum wheel was used for stabilization in roll and yaw.. TIP 1 was launched on September 2, 1972 aboard a Scout B-1 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1972-069ANORAD 6173United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Triad OI-1X
Common name: TIP 1
International designator: 1972-069A
NORAD catalog number: 6173
GCAT identifier: S06173
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.265

Mission

Mission type: Navigation
Use: Defense
Program: NNS I
Owner: USN NAVAIR
Country: United States
Builder: JHU-Applied Physics Lab
Platform (bus): Triad

Launch

Date: September 2, 1972 · 17:50 UTC
Launch record: 1972-069Success
Rocket: Scout B-1
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/P
Perigee: 741 km
Apogee: 837 km
Inclination: 90.13°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: 1980
End of operations: Oct 1, 1972

Size

Mass: 94 kg
Dry mass: 94 kg
Length: 7.5 m
Diameter: 0.80 m
Span: 7.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113275713 (CC0).