Satellites

Payload

OPS 6275

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 6275 is a United States payload satellite, launched on September 27, 1973 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
September 27, 1973 at 05:15 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan 24B
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-8 40

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
338 km
Periapsis
116 km
Inclination
110.43°
Orbital period
89.04 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
2,973.24 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1973-068A
NORAD catalog №
6837
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 29, 1973

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 29, 1973
Time in service
32 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed