Satellites

Payload

OPS 5547

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 5547 is a United States payload satellite, launched on December 4, 1975 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
December 4, 1975 at 08:30 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan IIID
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-9 11

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
173 km
Periapsis
131 km
Inclination
96.2°
Orbital period
87.53 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
270 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1975-114B
NORAD catalog №
8468
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.9572 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 1, 1978

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 1, 1978
Time in service
2.4 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed