P78-1 (Solwind satellite)

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Solwind
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:destroyedBy 13 September 1985
ASAT missile
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label P78-1 (Solwind satellite)
gptkbp:instrument ultraviolet photometer
X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
coronagraph
gptkbp:launchDate 24 February 1979
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_F
gptkbp:mass approximately 900 kg
gptkbp:missionType solar observation
gptkbp:notableFor first satellite destroyed by an anti-satellite weapon in orbit
gptkbp:operator gptkb:US_Air_Force
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:purpose study the Sun and solar phenomena
gptkbp:status destroyed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Solwind_satellite_destruction_(1985)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7