Satellite
LAGEOS 1
A 60-cm brass sphere covered in mirrors, launched in 1976 and tracked by laser from the ground to measure continental drift. It will stay in orbit for 8 million years.
- Catalogue name
- LAGEOS 1
- NORAD ID
- 8820
- Owner
- United States
- Launched
- May 4, 1976
- Altitude (perigee – apogee)
- 5,845 – 5,955 km
- Orbital period
- 225.5 min
- Inclination
- 109.8°