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OPS 9433 (DSCS 2-3)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

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 StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
5.3213 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational