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OPS 4248

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 4248 is a United States payload satellite, launched on March 4, 1969 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
March 4, 1969 at 07:30 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIB →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-8 20

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
371 km
Periapsis
125 km
Inclination
92°
Orbital period
89.47 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
2,973.24 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-019A
NORAD catalog №
3772
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 18, 1969

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 18, 1969
Time in service
14 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed