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Westpac


Also called WPLTN 1

General


Designation 25398/ 98043E
Launch date 10 Jul 1998 at 6:30 UT
Country of origin Australia
Mission Scientific: geodesy
Perigee/Apogee 817/819 km
Inclination 98.8°
Period 101.3 min
Launch vehicle Zenit #29

Is a copy of GFZ 1 It is a target for the Western Pacific Laser Tracking Network (WPLTN) and is a joint project of Electro Optic Systems of Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia, and the Russian Space Agency.

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Specifications


Prime contractor  
Platform  
Mass at launch 24 kg
Mass in orbit  
Dimension diameter: 0.24 m
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