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OSO 5

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
January 22, 1969 at 04:48 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta C1 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OSO 5
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
156 km
Periapsis
153 km
Inclination
32.94°
Orbital period
87.57 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-006A
NORAD catalog №
3663
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1.9009 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 2, 1984

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 2, 1984
Time in service
15.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed