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OPS 1599

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 1599 is a United States payload satellite, launched on June 21, 1966 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
June 21, 1966 at 09:31 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-4A 34

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
222 km
Periapsis
169 km
Inclination
80.1°
Orbital period
88.4 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,615 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1966-055A
NORAD catalog №
2227
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
July 14, 1966

End of mission

Last active / ended
July 14, 1966
Time in service
23 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed