PFS 1

USA


Spacecraft nº:

USA satellite nº:

Particle and Fiels Subsatellite 1

Launch data:

Designation  05377 / 71063D
Launch date  26 Jul 1971 - 13:34 UT
Launch site KSC, LC39A
Launch vehicle  Saturn 5 (SA-510)
Mission  
Selenocentric orbit on 1971 Aug 04.83
Periselene / Aposelene  103 x 136 km
Eccentricity 0.009
Inclination 151.28 deg
Period  119.75 min
Selenocentric orbit on 1972 Sep 01.00
Periselene / Aposelene  52 x 186 km
Eccentricity 0.036
Inclination 151.41 deg
Period  119.71 min

Apollo 15′s crew poses with the subsatellite they deployed before leaving lunar orbit in 1971.



Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor  
Operator 
Platform  
Mass at launch   kg
Dry Mass 35.6 kg
Basic shape  Hexogon + 3 booms
Dimension  0.787 long - 0.355 dia
booms 1.52 long
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  

Mission details:


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