Payload
ERS 28 (OV5-2)
DecayedPayloadMEONORAD 3429
ERS 28 (OV5-2) is a United States payload satellite, launched on September 26, 1968 into MEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.
Launch
- Launch date
- September 26, 1968 at 07:37 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Titan IIIC →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- OV2-5
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- MEO
- Apoapsis
- 19,710 km
- Periapsis
- 159 km
- Inclination
- 26.11°
- Orbital period
- 345.58 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 9.91 kg
- Dimensions
- Ø0.3 × 0.3 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1968-081B
- NORAD catalog №
- 3429
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- February 15, 1971
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- February 15, 1971
- Time in service
- 2.4 years
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed