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Payload
OPS 2112 (DSP 6)
Nonoperational
Payload
GEO
NORAD 8916
OPS 2112 (DSP 6) is a United States payload satellite, launched on June 26, 1976 into GEO.
Launch
Launch date
June 26, 1976 at 03:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIC →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
DSP 6
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,026 km
Periapsis
35,996 km
Inclination
3.36°
Orbital period
1447.57 min
Spacecraft
Operator
United States
Launch mass
980 kg
Dimensions
Ø3 × 7.1 m
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1976-059A
NORAD catalog №
8916
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational