Payload
HEOS-A2
DecayedPayloadHEO
HEOS-A2 is a European Space Research Org. payload satellite, launched on January 31, 1972 into HEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.
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Launch
- Launch date
- January 31, 1972 at 05:20 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Vandenberg SFB, USA
- Launched by
- Thor Delta L →
- Operator
- United States Air Force
- Mission
- HEOS 2
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- HEO
- Apoapsis
- 239,335 km
- Periapsis
- 995 km
- Inclination
- 90°
- Orbital period
- 7466.51 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- European Space Research Org.
- Launch mass
- 115.96 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 1972-005A
- NORAD catalog №
- 5814
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
- European Space Research Org.
- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- September 3, 1974
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- September 3, 1974
- Time in service
- 2.6 years
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed