Satellites

Payload

OPS 3497

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 3497 is a United States payload satellite, launched on September 14, 1964 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
September 14, 1964 at 10:53 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-4A 10

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
272 km
Periapsis
155 km
Inclination
84.97°
Orbital period
88.77 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,551 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1964-056A
NORAD catalog №
882
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 6, 1964

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 6, 1964
Time in service
22 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed