Payload
HEOS-A1
DecayedPayloadHEO
HEOS-A1 is a European Space Research Org. payload satellite, launched on December 5, 1968 into HEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.
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Launch
- Launch date
- December 5, 1968 at 06:55 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Thor Delta E1 →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- HEOS 1
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- HEO
- Apoapsis
- 201,687 km
- Periapsis
- 21,119 km
- Inclination
- 61.78°
- Orbital period
- 6704.61 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- European Space Research Org.
- Launch mass
- 107.04 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1968-109A
- NORAD catalog №
- 3595
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
- European Space Research Org.
- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- October 28, 1975
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- October 28, 1975
- Time in service
- 6.9 years
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed