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ASTEX

Success US Air Force, Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

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USAF satellite designed to test advanced development payloads

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,400 km downrange500 km up

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Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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Rocket and boosterThorad SLV-2G Agena D
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

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MissionTest Flight · PO

Test Flight · PO

What it put in orbit1 catalogued object, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
ASTEX 1 1971-089A Payload 711 × 734 km · 92.7° Globe

COSPAR ID 1971-089. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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