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Payload

SAN MARCO 5

DecayedPayloadLEO

SAN MARCO 5 is a Italy payload satellite, launched on March 25, 1988 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
March 25, 1988 at 07:50 PM UTC
Launch site
San Marco Platform, Kenya
Launched by
Scout G-1
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
San Marco 5

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
203 km
Periapsis
166 km
Inclination
Orbital period
88.17 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Italy
Launch mass
234.89 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1988-026A
NORAD catalog №
19013
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ItalyItaly
Radar cross-section
0.9 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 6, 1988

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 6, 1988
Time in service
256 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed