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Ariane 42P | Topex-Poseidon, Kitsat 1 & S80/T
Arianespace · Ariane 42P · Ariane Launch Area 2, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Arianespace's 51st launch · 4th this year · humanity's 3,741st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 10, 23:08 – Aug 10, 23:08 UTC
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Topex-Poseidon, Kitsat 1 & S80/T
The TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite was launched on 10 August 1992 with the objective of "observing and understanding the ocean circulation". A joint project between NASA, the U.S. space agency, and CNES, the French space agency, it carries two radar altimeters and precise orbit determination systems, including the DORIS system. KITSAT-1 (Korean Institute of Technology Satellite) was a collaborative research mission, encompassing the installation of a groundstation in South Korea, participation of Korean engineers in the UoSAT-5 mission, technology transfer and training of students on the MSc courses at Surrey, and the involvement in a engineering and flight microsatellites. The S80/T satellite was built for CNES by Matra Marconi Space using the Surrey Satellite Technology Microbus (Uosat) bus.
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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