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OPS 9443 (DSCS 2-13)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
November 21, 1979 at 02:09 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIC →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
DSCS-2 13 & 14
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
37,184 km
Periapsis
37,116 km
Inclination
10.26°
Orbital period
1506.3 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1979-098A
NORAD catalog №
11621
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
5.0473 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational