Satellites

Payload

FR 1

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FR 1 is a France payload satellite, launched on December 6, 1965 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
December 6, 1965 at 09:05 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Scout X-4
Operator
National Center of Space Research
Mission
FR-1

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
659 km
Periapsis
652 km
Inclination
75.87°
Orbital period
97.85 min

Spacecraft

Operator
France
Launch mass
62 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-101A
NORAD catalog №
1814
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceFrance
Radar cross-section
0.546 m²
Status
active