Satellites

Payload

OPS 7705

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 7705 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
197 km
Periapsis
188 km
Inclination
96.21°
Orbital period
88.34 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
59.46 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1973-088C
NORAD catalog №
6931
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
4.0592 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 26, 1978

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 26, 1978
Time in service
5.1 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed