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HEO-1

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/HEO1

Description

The HEO acronym indicates satellites in a Highly Elliptical Orbit, also known as Molniya orbits. These orbits have period of roughly 12 hours, with a perigee of no more than a few hundred kilometers, apogee of roughly 7 Re, and an inclination of about 63 degrees. The three HEO spacecraft are referred to as HEO-1, HEO-2, and HEO-3 or F1, F2, and F3, meaning flights 1-3. Because science is not the primary mission of the host vehicle, many of the details on the HEO spacecraft cannot be released at this time.

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Observatory

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/HEO1
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
HEO-1
ReleaseDate
2019-04-19 12:34:56.789Z
Description

The HEO acronym indicates satellites in a Highly Elliptical Orbit, also known as Molniya orbits. These orbits have period of roughly 12 hours, with a perigee of no more than a few hundred kilometers, apogee of roughly 7 Re, and an inclination of about 63 degrees. The three HEO spacecraft are referred to as HEO-1, HEO-2, and HEO-3 or F1, F2, and F3, meaning flights 1-3. Because science is not the primary mission of the host vehicle, many of the details on the HEO spacecraft cannot be released at this time.

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/T.Paul.OBrien
2.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Joseph.F.Fennell
InformationURL
Name
ViRBO web page about HEO
URL
Description

Information about HEO data

Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface