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SCORE (satellite)

SCORE (Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equipment) was the world's first purpose-built communications satellite. Launched on December 18,1958, SCORE provided the first broadcast of a human voice from space. It was also the first successful usage of the Atlas rocket as a launch vehicle, The satellite was popularly dubbed "The Talking Atlas" as well…

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Apogee altitude
1484 km
COSPAR ID
1958-006A
Decay date
21 January 1959
Epoch
18 December 1958
Harvard designation
1958 Zeta 1
Inclination
32.3°

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SCORE (satellite)

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Edges22
Triples21
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
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SCORE (satellite)

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Apogee altitude · 1
SCORE (satellite) → 1484 km
COSPAR ID · 1
SCORE (satellite) → 1958-006A
Decay date · 1
SCORE (satellite) → 21 January 1959
Epoch · 1
SCORE (satellite) → 18 December 1958
Harvard designation · 1
SCORE (satellite) → 1958 Zeta 1
Inclination · 1
SCORE (satellite) → 32.3°
Last contact · 1
SCORE (satellite) → 30 December 1958
Launch date · 1
SCORE (satellite) → 18 December 1958 23:02:00 GMT
Launch mass · 1
SCORE (satellite) → 3980 kg
Launch site · 1
SCORE (satellite) → Cape Canaveral, LC-11

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score launch satellite arpa communications missile atlas army first signal message mission relay equipment experiment voice rocket 1958 orbiting launched

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SCORE (satellite)Apogee altitude1484 km1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)COSPAR ID1958-006A1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Decay date21 January 19591.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Epoch18 December 19581.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Harvard designation1958 Zeta 11.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Inclination32.3°1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Last contact30 December 19581.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Launch date18 December 1958 23:02:00 GMT1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Launch mass3980 kg1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Launch siteCape Canaveral, LC-111.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)ManufacturerU.S. Army / ARPA1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Mission duration12 days1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Mission typeCommunications1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)OperatorU.S. Army / ARPA1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Perigee altitude185 km1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Period101.4 minutes1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)PowerBatteries1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)RocketAtlas-B 10B1.00infobox
SCORE (satellite)SATCAT no.000101.00infobox

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