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D5A (POLLUX)
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
May 17, 1975 at 10:32 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Diamant BP4 →
Operator
National Center of Space Research
Mission
Castor & Pollux
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
406 km
Periapsis
232 km
Inclination
29.94°
Orbital period
90.91 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1975-039A
NORAD catalog №
7801
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
France
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 4, 1978
End of mission
Last active / ended
January 4, 1978
Time in service
2.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed