Operational
LAGEOS 1
LAGEOS 1 is covered in retroreflectors and has no onboard electronics. Ground lasers still use it as a precise reference point for geodesy, tectonic motion and Earth's gravity field.
Technical specifications
CATEGORY
Historic
TYPE
Sphere
COUNTRY
United States
OPERATOR
NASA
LAUNCH DATE
May 4, 1976
LAUNCH SITE
Vandenberg
ORBIT CLASS
MEO
ALTITUDE · KM
5,893
ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN
225.47
INCLINATION · DEG
109.8
APOGEE · KM
5,948
PERIGEE · KM
5,838
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