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OPS 6391 (FLTSATCOM 1)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
February 9, 1978 at 09:17 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
FLTSATCOM 1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,173 km
Periapsis
36,117 km
Inclination
7.12°
Orbital period
1454.45 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1978-016A
NORAD catalog №
10669
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1.9952 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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