\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH VEHICLE: \<COLOUR 0> Delta
\<COLOUR 1> ORBIT: \<COLOUR 0> 5,837/5,945 km
\<COLOUR 1> SIZE: \<COLOUR 0> Sphere, 60 cm diameter
\<COLOUR 1> WEIGHT: \<COLOUR 0> 410 kg
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USA
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> Lageos (laser geodynamics satellite) is a dense sphere covered with 426 laser reflectors; it is in a very stable orbit and is used for precise Earth-satellite measurements that can determine Earth surface movements; carries a message to identify it when it returns to Earth, maybe in 10 million years time.