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OGO 6

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
June 5, 1969 at 02:42 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thorad SLV-2H Agena D →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
OGO 6
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
197 km
Periapsis
183 km
Inclination
81.93°
Orbital period
88.29 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-051A
NORAD catalog №
3986
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
8.1476 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 12, 1979

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 12, 1979
Time in service
10.4 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed