ARGOS (Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite)
The most advanced research and development satellite ever launched by the
United States Air Force. It carries an ion propulsion
experiment, ionospheric instruments, a space dust experiment, a high-temperature
semiconductor experiment, and the Naval Research Laboratory's hard X-ray
astronomy detectors for X-ray binary
star timing observations. Much delayed, it was finally placed into orbit
on the 11th launch attempt along with the secondary payloads Ørsted
and Sunsat.
| launch date |
Feb. 23, 1999 |
| launch vehicle |
Delta 7925 |
| launch site |
Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| orbit |
825 × 839 km × 98.8° |
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• X-ray satellites
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