Satellites

Payload

OPS 4696

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 4696 is a United States payload satellite, launched on May 9, 1967 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
May 9, 1967 at 09:50 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-4A 41

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
356 km
Periapsis
171 km
Inclination
85°
Orbital period
89.78 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,615 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1967-043A
NORAD catalog №
2779
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
July 13, 1967

End of mission

Last active / ended
July 13, 1967
Time in service
65 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed