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OPS 8455

DecayedPayloadLEO

OPS 8455 is a United States payload satellite, launched on October 24, 1969 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
October 24, 1969 at 06:10 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Titan 23B →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
KH-8 24

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
449 km
Periapsis
114 km
Inclination
107.98°
Orbital period
90.15 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
2,973.24 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-095A
NORAD catalog №
4186
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 8, 1969

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 8, 1969
Time in service
15 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed