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DYNAMICS EXPLORER 2
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
August 3, 1981 at 09:56 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Delta 3913 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Dynamics Explorer 1 & 2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
168 km
Periapsis
139 km
Inclination
89.9°
Orbital period
87.56 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1981-070B
NORAD catalog №
12625
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
5.24 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 19, 1983
End of mission
Last active / ended
February 19, 1983
Time in service
1.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed