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LAGEOS 2

OperationalPayloadMEO

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Launch

Launch date
October 22, 1992 at 05:09 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-52
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
5,951 km
Periapsis
5,616 km
Inclination
52.66°
Orbital period
222.46 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1992-070B
NORAD catalog №
22195
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ItalyItaly
Radar cross-section
0.3981 m²
Status
Operational

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