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OGO 2 (POGO)

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
October 14, 1965 at 01:11 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thor SLV-2A Agena D →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OGO 2
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
170 km
Periapsis
145 km
Inclination
87.25°
Orbital period
87.64 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-081A
NORAD catalog №
1620
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
10.2338 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 17, 1981

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 17, 1981
Time in service
15.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed