Satellites

Payload

OPS 0460

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 0460 is a United States payload satellite, launched on March 16, 1978 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
March 16, 1978 at 06:40 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan IIID
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-9 14

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
218 km
Periapsis
159 km
Inclination
96.3°
Orbital period
88.26 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
13,181.37 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1978-029A
NORAD catalog №
10733
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 11, 1978

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 11, 1978
Time in service
179 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed