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OPS 7568

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 7568 is a United States payload satellite, launched on October 23, 1970 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
October 23, 1970 at 05:40 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan 23B →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-8 29

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
407 km
Periapsis
145 km
Inclination
111.02°
Orbital period
90.04 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
2,973.24 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1970-090A
NORAD catalog №
4596
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 11, 1970

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 11, 1970
Time in service
19 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed