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OPS 1948

activePayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
October 1, 1979 at 11:22 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIC →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Vortex 9
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
41,364 km
Periapsis
30,266 km
Inclination
6.02°
Orbital period
1437.56 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1979-086A
NORAD catalog №
11558
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
active