Operational
LAGEOS 2
Launched by the Space Shuttle, LAGEOS 2 complements LAGEOS 1 from a different orbital plane. Together they support long-baseline measurements of Earth rotation, reference frames and crustal motion.
Technical specifications
CATEGORY
Historic
TYPE
Sphere
COUNTRY
Italy / United States
OPERATOR
ASI / NASA
LAUNCH DATE
Oct 22, 1992
LAUNCH SITE
Cape Canaveral
ORBIT CLASS
MEO
ALTITUDE · KM
5,784
ORBITAL PERIOD · MIN
222.46
INCLINATION · DEG
52.66
APOGEE · KM
5,951
PERIGEE · KM
5,616
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