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OPS 3978

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
December 21, 1972 at 05:45 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan 24B →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-8 37
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
358 km
Periapsis
114 km
Inclination
110.38°
Orbital period
89.22 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1972-103A
NORAD catalog №
6321
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 23, 1973

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 23, 1973
Time in service
33 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed