CAT-1
| Mission type | Vehicle evaluation |
|---|---|
| Operator | ESA |
| COSPAR ID | 1979-104A |
| SATCATno. | 11645 |
| Mission duration | 8 orbits |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 1,602 kilograms (3,532 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 24, 1979, 17:14:38UTC |
| Rocket | Ariane 1 |
| Launch site | KourouELA-1 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 28 December 1979 |
| Decay date | 27 November 1989 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geostationary transfer |
| Perigee altitude | 182 kilometres (113 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,824 kilometres (22,260 mi) |
| Inclination | 17.6 degrees |
| Period | 631.45 minutes |
| Epoch | 23 January 1980[1] |
CAT-1(alsoTechnological Capsule 1,[2]alsoObélix[3]) was the firstartificial Earth satellitelaunched by theEuropean Space Agencyon their own rocket, theAriane 1.It was only intended to provide data on the launch characteristics of the new rocket and was only powered for 8 orbits.[4]
References
[edit]- ^McDowell, Jonathan."Satellite Catalog".Jonathan's Space Page.Retrieved30 September2013.
- ^CAT-1,NSSDC, NASA
- ^"N° 2994 - Rapport de M. Robert Lecou sur le projet de loi autorisant l'approbation de l'accord-cadre entre le Gouvernement de la République française et le Gouvernement de la République de l'Inde relatif à la coopération dans le domaine de l'utilisation de l'espace extra-atmosphérique à des fins pacifiques (n°2709)".www.assemblee-nationale.fr.Retrieved1 May2020..
- ^Ariane 1Archived2013-05-22 at theWayback Machine,Encyclopedia Astronautica
External links
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