Satellites

Payload

OPS 5705

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 5705 is a United States payload satellite, launched on December 19, 1976 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
December 19, 1976 at 06:19 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan IIID
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-11 1

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
363 km
Periapsis
346 km
Inclination
96.91°
Orbital period
91.64 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
13,379.58 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1976-125A
NORAD catalog №
9627
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
48.7428 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 28, 1979

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 28, 1979
Time in service
2.1 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed