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COS-B

DecayedPayloadHEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: August 9, 1975 at 01:50 AM UTC
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by: Delta 2913 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: COS-B
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: HEO
Apoapsis: 89,409 km
Periapsis: 9,985 km
Inclination: 96.54°
Orbital period: 2202.51 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1975-072A
NORAD catalog №: 8062
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Status: Decayed
Decay / reentry: January 18, 1986

End of mission

Last active / ended: January 18, 1986
Time in service: 10.4 years
Fate: Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status: Decayed