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ESRO-4
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
November 22, 1972 at 12:17 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Scout D-1 →
Operator
European Space Research Organisation
Mission
ESRO 4
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
255 km
Periapsis
177 km
Inclination
91.05°
Orbital period
88.82 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1972-092A
NORAD catalog №
6285
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Research Org.
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 15, 1974
End of mission
Last active / ended
April 15, 1974
Time in service
1.4 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed