Satellites

Payload

OPS 7471

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 7471 is a United States payload satellite, launched on September 23, 1977 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
September 23, 1977 at 06:34 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan 24B
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-8 49

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
297 km
Periapsis
125 km
Inclination
96.48°
Orbital period
88.72 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
2,973.24 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1977-094A
NORAD catalog №
10374
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 8, 1977

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 8, 1977
Time in service
76 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed