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OAO 2
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Payload
LEO
OAO 2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on December 7, 1968 into LEO.
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Launch
Launch date
December 7, 1968 at 08:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OAO 2
Launch record
View full launch →
Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
739 km
Periapsis
730 km
Inclination
34.99°
Orbital period
99.49 min
Spacecraft
Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,994.05 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-110A
NORAD catalog №
3597
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
2.288 m²
Status
active