23607 - UPM/LBSAT

UPM/LBSAT is a Spanish experimental 47-kg spacecraft to test telecommunications capability and was launched by an Ariane rocket from Kourou in French Guiana at 17:23 UT, along with two other spacecraft. Initial orbital parameters were period 98.1 min, apogee 675 km, perigee 664 km, and inclination 664 km.

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1995-07-07
Launch Vehicle: Ariane 4
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 47.0 kg