FR 1 (satellite)
| FR 1 | |
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| Type: | Research satellite |
| Country: |
 France
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| Operator: | CNES |
| COSPAR-ID : | 1965-101A |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 72 kg |
| Begin: | December 6, 1965, 21:05 UTC |
| Starting place: | Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-5 |
| Launcher: | Scout X-4 |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 98.8 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 75.87 ° |
| Apogee height : | 762 km |
| Perigee height : | 746 km |
FR 1 was a French earth satellite. It was France's second artificial satellite and was launched just ten days after the first ( Astérix ) on December 6, 1965. In contrast to Astérix, however, a US launch vehicle was used this time ( Scout ). The satellite had a mass of 72 kg and reached an orbit about 750 km high.
FR 1 was used to research wave propagation at very low frequencies. A system of three magnetic and two electrical antennas on board made it possible to determine the direction of propagation and the wave resistance of a radio wave. The long-wave transmitters FUB ( Seine-Port , France, 16.8 kHz) and NBA ( Panama , 24 kHz) served as transmission systems .
source
- Heinz Mielke: Lexicon of space travel. 6th edition, transpress VEB publishing house for transport, Berlin, 1980
Web links
- France in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)