Satellites

Payload

OPS 2581

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 2581 is a United States payload satellite, launched on February 7, 1980 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
February 7, 1980 at 09:10 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan IIID
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-11 3

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
392 km
Periapsis
362 km
Inclination
96.92°
Orbital period
92.09 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
13,379.58 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1980-010A
NORAD catalog №
11687
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
28.0355 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 30, 1982

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 30, 1982
Time in service
2.7 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed