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LAGEOS 1

NORAD 8820 · Payload · In orbit since 1976

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Launched
1976-05-04 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Geodesy
Mass
411 kg
Size
0.6 × 0.6 m
Orbit class
MEO
Perigee × Apogee
5,838 × 5,948 km
Inclination
109.8°
Period
225.3 min
Eccentricity
0.0045
Orbit data
Live orbit: current tracking elements

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.