Solwind
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| Launch date | February 24, 1979 |
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| Perigee altitude | 515 kilometres (320 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 545 kilometres (339 mi) |
| Manufacturers | Ball Aerospace & Technologies |
| Mission type | Solar physics |
| Reference system | Sun-synchronous orbit |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2250961 |
About Solwind
P78-1 or Solwind was a United States satellite launched aboard an Atlas F rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on February 24, 1979. The satellite operated until it was destroyed in orbit on September 13, 1985 to test the ASM-135 ASAT anti-satellite missile.
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