Satellites

Payload

OPS 2285

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 2285 is a United States payload satellite, launched on March 19, 1969 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
March 19, 1969 at 09:38 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-4A 50

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
168 km
Periapsis
168 km
Inclination
83.05°
Orbital period
87.86 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
59.46 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-026B
NORAD catalog №
3830
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 6, 1971

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 6, 1971
Time in service
2.7 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed