Mission Parameters
- Mass: about 20,121 kg (44,360 lb)
- Maximum Altitude: 440 km
- Distance: 24.5 million miles (39.4 million km)
- Launch Vehicle: Saturn IB
- Perigee: 423 km
- Apogee: 441 km
- Inclination: 50°
- Period: 93.2 min
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