Satellites

Payload

OPS 0964

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 0964 is a United States payload satellite, launched on October 5, 1968 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
October 5, 1968 at 11:16 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Strawman 1

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
183 km
Periapsis
159 km
Inclination
74.93°
Orbital period
87.91 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,982.16 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-086A
NORAD catalog №
3472
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 26, 1971

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 26, 1971
Time in service
2.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed