S-45A
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Launch mass | 33. 6 kg |
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Launch date | May 24, 1961 |
Operator | NASA |
Regime | Highly elliptical orbit |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
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ID | 1726241 |
About S-45A
S-45A was an American satellite, which was lost in a launch failure in 1961. The satellite was intended to operate in a highly elliptical orbit, from which it was to have provided data on the shape of the ionosphere, and on the Earth's magnetic field.