Satellites

Weather

OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)

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OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2) is a United States weather satellite, launched on February 8, 1967 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
February 8, 1967 at 08:00 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
DSAP-4A F2

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
833 km
Periapsis
762 km
Inclination
99.11°
Orbital period
100.82 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
79 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1967-010A
NORAD catalog №
2669
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.6204 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational