Satellites

Payload

OPS 7253

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 7253 is a United States payload satellite, launched on January 19, 1966 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
January 19, 1966 at 08:03 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-7 24

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
258 km
Periapsis
137 km
Inclination
93.88°
Orbital period
88.45 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
2,190 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1966-002A
NORAD catalog №
1939
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 25, 1966

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 25, 1966
Time in service
6 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed