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FTV 2313

DecayedPayloadLEO

FTV 2313 is a United States payload satellite, launched on January 16, 1963 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
January 16, 1963 at 09:59 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
P-698BK Group 1-D 1

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
185 km
Periapsis
185 km
Inclination
81.88°
Orbital period
88.19 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,176 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1963-003A
NORAD catalog №
527
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 9, 1969

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 9, 1969
Time in service
6.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed