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- WESTPAC (Western Pacific Laser Satellite) was an Australia geodetic satellite for the joint venture between Australia's Electro Optics and the Russian Space Agency. It was spherical in shape with laser reflectors. It served as a target for the Western Pacific Laser Tracking Network. For additional Information, view the WESTPAC report at http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/Westpac_final.doc
[Summary provided by NASA]
Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: WESTPAC Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: WESTPAC Long_Name: Western Pacific Laser Satellite End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: WESTPAC Short_Name: 25398 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: SLR End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 835 km Orbit_Inclination: 98.8° Period: 101.3 minutes Perigee: 817.0 km Apogee: 845.0 km End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-30 Online_Resource: http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/Westpac_final.doc Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1998-07-10 Launch_Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tyuratam, Russia Primary_Sponsor: Australia Primary_Sponsor: Russia End_Group End_Group
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