ESA-China SMILE Mission Reaches Orbit After 10-Year Push | KeepTrack Space Brief
ESA-China SMILE spacecraft successfully launched from Kourou to image Earth's magnetosphere. First continuous global views of solar wind interaction now in orbit.
Launch Date
October 23, 1970
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC90/20
Launch Vehicle
Tsiklon-2
NORAD ID
05199
International Designator
1970-089BC
Decay Date
12/5/1976
Name
COSMOS 374 DEB
Alternative Name
deb Kosmos-374 [*]
Type
Status
Owner
PKO
Country
USSR
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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Length
0
Diameter
0
Span
0
Dry Mass
0
Launch Mass
0
Shape
N/A
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
Unknown
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
Unknown
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Unknown
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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