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EXPLORER 41 (IMP-5)
Decayed
Payload
HEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
June 21, 1969 at 08:47 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta E1 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
IMP G
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
172,901 km
Periapsis
3,926 km
Inclination
84.55°
Orbital period
4840.78 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-053A
NORAD catalog №
3990
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 23, 1972
End of mission
Last active / ended
December 23, 1972
Time in service
3.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed