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DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
February 14, 1980 at 03:57 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta 3910 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Solar Maximum Mission
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
124 km
Periapsis
124 km
Inclination
28.49°
Orbital period
86.97 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1980-014A
NORAD catalog №
11703
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
31.787 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 2, 1989

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 2, 1989
Time in service
9.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed