Satellites

Payload

OPS 2849

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 2849 is a United States payload satellite, launched on January 21, 1982 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
January 21, 1982 at 07:30 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan 24B
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-8 52

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
644 km
Periapsis
632 km
Inclination
97.23°
Orbital period
97.47 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
2,973.24 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1982-006A
NORAD catalog №
13040
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
38.17 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 23, 1982

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 23, 1982
Time in service
122 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed