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OPS 6630 (1)

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OPS 6630 (1) is a United States payload satellite, launched on November 10, 1973 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 10, 1973 at 08:12 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan IIID
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-9 7

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
247 km
Periapsis
162 km
Inclination
96.8°
Orbital period
88.58 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
13,181.37 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1973-088A
NORAD catalog №
6928
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 13, 1974

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 13, 1974
Time in service
123 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed