Satellites

Payload

OPS 5960 (DSP 1)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

OPS 5960 (DSP 1) is a United States payload satellite, launched on November 6, 1970 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
November 6, 1970 at 10:35 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIC
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
DSP 1

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,070 km
Periapsis
25,897 km
Inclination
15.12°
Orbital period
1197.83 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
860 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1970-093A
NORAD catalog №
4630
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
6.1413 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational