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OPS 9433 (DSCS 2-3)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
December 13, 1973 at 11:57 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIC →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
DSCS-2 3 & 4
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,666 km
Periapsis
36,406 km
Inclination
5.1°
Orbital period
1474.54 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1973-100A
NORAD catalog №
6973
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
5.3213 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational