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SNAP-10A

SNAP-10A (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power, aka Snapshot for Space Nuclear Auxiliary Power Shot, also known as OPS 4682) was a US experimental nuclear powered satellite launched into space in 1965 as part of the SNAPSHOT program. The test marked both the world's first operation of a nuclear reactor in orbit, and the first operation of an ion thruster…

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Apogee altitude
1,317 km (818 mi)
COSPAR ID
1965-027A
Decay date
c. 2965
Eccentricity
0.00319
Epoch
3 April 1965
Inclination
90.2°

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SNAPSHOT mission

Safety

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SNAP-10A

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples35
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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SNAP-10A

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related to Launch and orbital operation · 8
SNAP-10A → After, April, ATLAS Agena, Earth, It, Its, SNAP, Vandenberg Air Force Base
related to External links · 5
SNAP-10A → First Reactor, International Designator, Orbit, Space, YouTube
related to Construction · 2
SNAP-10A → The, The SNAP-10A
Apogee altitude · 1
SNAP-10A → 1,317 km (818 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
SNAP-10A → 1965-027A
Decay date · 1
SNAP-10A → c. 2965
Eccentricity · 1
SNAP-10A → 0.00319
Epoch · 1
SNAP-10A → 3 April 1965
Inclination · 1
SNAP-10A → 90.2°
Last contact · 1
SNAP-10A → 16 May 1965

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nuclear reactor power snap system systems space international orbit also atomics auxiliary snapshot first fission energy program ion launch used

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SNAP-10AApogee altitude1,317 km (818 mi)1.00infobox
SNAP-10ACOSPAR ID1965-027A1.00infobox
SNAP-10ADecay datec. 29651.00infobox
SNAP-10AEccentricity0.003191.00infobox
SNAP-10AEpoch3 April 19651.00infobox
SNAP-10AInclination90.2°1.00infobox
SNAP-10ALast contact16 May 19651.00infobox
SNAP-10ALaunch date3 April 1965, 21:25 (1965-04-03UTC21:25)1.00infobox
SNAP-10ALaunch mass440 kg (970 lb)1.00infobox
SNAP-10ALaunch siteVandenberg AFB, PALC2-41.00infobox
SNAP-10AManufacturerAtomics International1.00infobox
SNAP-10AMission duration43 days (achieved) 61 years, 4 months, 19 days (in orbit)1.00infobox
SNAP-10AMission typeEngineering1.00infobox
SNAP-10AOperatorUSAF1.00infobox
SNAP-10APerigee altitude1,268 km (788 mi)1.00infobox
SNAP-10APeriod111.4 minutes1.00infobox
SNAP-10AReference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
SNAP-10ARegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
SNAP-10ARocketAtlas-Agena D1.00infobox
SNAP-10ASATCAT no.013141.00infobox

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