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EXPLORER 43 (IMP-6)

DecayedPayloadHEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
March 13, 1971 at 04:15 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta M6 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
IMP 6
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
202,789 km
Periapsis
2,391 km
Inclination
31.35°
Orbital period
5966.31 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1971-019A
NORAD catalog №
5043
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 2, 1974

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 2, 1974
Time in service
3.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed