SMM

Solar Maximum Mission, also called Solmax

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General

Designation	11703 / 80014A
Launch date	14 Feb 1980
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Scientific: Sun observation
Perigee/Apogee	405/408 km
Inclination	28.5°
Period	92.7 min
Launch vehicle	Thor Delta #151
Launch site	Cape Canaveral
Mass at launch	2315 kg

Studied solar eruption in the year of the most important solar activity. First use of the MultiMission Spacecraft bus

Its the first satellite repared in orbit by the shuttle ( STS 11)

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End of life

Decay

2 Dec 1989

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External resources

http://trmm.gsfc.nasa.gov/trmm_office/index.html

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