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OSO 2
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
February 3, 1965 at 04:36 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta C →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OSO 2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
148 km
Periapsis
146 km
Inclination
32.82°
Orbital period
87.43 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-007A
NORAD catalog №
987
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
2.4324 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 9, 1989
End of mission
Last active / ended
August 9, 1989
Time in service
24.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed