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OPS 9438 (DSCS 2-8)

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
May 12, 1977 at 02:26 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIC →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
DSCS-2 7 & 8
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
37,353 km
Periapsis
37,051 km
Inclination
8.77°
Orbital period
1509.01 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1977-034B
NORAD catalog №
10001
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
6.1634 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

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