Satellites

Payload

OPS 0440

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 0440 is a United States payload satellite, launched on March 4, 1970 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
March 4, 1970 at 10:15 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-4B 9

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
249 km
Periapsis
177 km
Inclination
88.03°
Orbital period
88.75 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,982.16 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1970-016A
NORAD catalog №
4342
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 26, 1970

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 26, 1970
Time in service
22 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed