Satellites

Payload

OPS 3042

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 3042 is a United States payload satellite, launched on August 5, 1964 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
August 5, 1964 at 11:15 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-4A 9

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
258 km
Periapsis
161 km
Inclination
79.99°
Orbital period
88.69 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,641 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1964-043A
NORAD catalog №
846
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 1, 1964

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 1, 1964
Time in service
27 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed