Satellites

Payload

SMS 2

activePayloadGEO

SMS 2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on February 6, 1975 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 6, 1975 at 10:04 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Delta 2914
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
SMS 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,055 km
Periapsis
35,949 km
Inclination
5.48°
Orbital period
1447.13 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
240.83 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1975-011A
NORAD catalog №
7648
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
3.6814 m²
Status
active