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HEOS-A2
Decayed
Payload
HEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
January 31, 1972 at 05:20 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta L →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
HEOS 2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
239,335 km
Periapsis
995 km
Inclination
90°
Orbital period
7466.51 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1972-005A
NORAD catalog №
5814
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Research Org.
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 3, 1974
End of mission
Last active / ended
September 3, 1974
Time in service
2.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed