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MARCO-A

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San Marco 1, also known as San Marco A, was the first Italian satellite. Built in-house by the Italian Space Research Commission on behalf of the National Research Council, it was the first of five as part of the Italian-US San Marco programme.

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Launch

Launch date
May 5, 2018 at 11:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Atlas V 401 →
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
Launch record
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Trajectory

Regime
Interplanetary — Heliocentric
Reference body
Heliocentric

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-042B
NORAD catalog №
43458
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Operational