Satellites

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OPS 8314 (1)

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 8314 (1) is a United States payload satellite, launched on October 10, 1972 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
October 10, 1972 at 06:03 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan IIID
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-9 4

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
332 km
Periapsis
121 km
Inclination
96.35°
Orbital period
89.03 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
13,181.37 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1972-079A
NORAD catalog №
6227
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 8, 1973

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 8, 1973
Time in service
90 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed