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OPS 8709

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 8709 is a United States payload satellite, launched on June 15, 1971 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
June 15, 1971 at 06:41 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan IIID →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-9 1
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
289 km
Periapsis
262 km
Inclination
96.34°
Orbital period
90.02 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
13,181.37 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1971-056A
NORAD catalog №
5297
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 6, 1971

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 6, 1971
Time in service
52 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed