Satellites

Payload

OPS 6236

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 6236 is a United States payload satellite, launched on January 24, 1968 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
January 24, 1968 at 10:26 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-4A 45

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
186 km
Periapsis
185 km
Inclination
81.61°
Orbital period
88.2 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
105 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-008B
NORAD catalog №
3114
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 4, 1970

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 4, 1970
Time in service
2.1 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed