San Marco 5, an Italian atmospheric-research satellite built with US and French participation, launched by a Scout rocket from the San Marco platform off Kenya -- the final launch conducted from that equatorial site.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 237 kg
- Flight
- 8th
- of 17 Scout G-1 flights
- Date and time
- 25 March 1988, 19:50 UTC
- Rocket
- Scout G-1
- Builder
- Vought
- Launch site
- San Marco platform, Broglio Space Center, Kenya
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1988-026
- Launches in 1988
- 27th of 121
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