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OPS 4849

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 4849 is a United States payload satellite, launched on March 14, 1968 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
March 14, 1968 at 10:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-4A 46

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
409 km
Periapsis
180 km
Inclination
83.04°
Orbital period
90.4 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1,665 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-020A
NORAD catalog №
3152
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 10, 1968

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 10, 1968
Time in service
27 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed