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AEROS 2

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
July 16, 1974 at 11:51 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Scout D-1 →
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
Aeros 2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
186 km
Periapsis
175 km
Inclination
97.34°
Orbital period
88.11 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1974-055A
NORAD catalog №
7371
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
GermanyGermany
Radar cross-section
0.2 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 25, 1975

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 25, 1975
Time in service
1.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed