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OPS 5138

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 5138 is a United States payload satellite, launched on June 5, 1968 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
June 5, 1968 at 05:33 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan IIIB →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-8 14

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
390 km
Periapsis
109 km
Inclination
110.5°
Orbital period
89.49 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
3,650 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-047A
NORAD catalog №
3278
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 17, 1968

End of mission

Last active / ended
June 17, 1968
Time in service
12 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed