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    Magsat (Magnetic Field Satellite)

    Magsat
    A NASA spacecraft, also known as AEM-3, that was the first designed specifically to investigate the near-Earth magnetic field. In addition, it returned data on geologic structure and composition.


    Launch date Oct. 30, 1979
    Launch vehicle Scout G
    Launch site Vandenberg Air Force Base
    Orbit 352 × 561 km × 96.8°
    Mass 181 kg


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