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OPS 1439

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 1439 is a United States payload satellite, launched on February 9, 1966 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
February 9, 1966 at 07:45 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
P-770 Group 3-D 2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
200 km
Periapsis
200 km
Inclination
82.06°
Orbital period
88.49 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,600 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1966-009A
NORAD catalog №
1997
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.31 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 26, 1969

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 26, 1969
Time in service
3.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed