Satellites

Payload

OSCAR 27

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OSCAR 27 is a United States payload satellite, launched on September 16, 1987 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
September 16, 1987 at 07:22 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Scout G-1
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Transit-O 27,29

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,170 km
Periapsis
1,012 km
Inclination
90.37°
Orbital period
107.07 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
58.47 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1987-080A
NORAD catalog №
18361
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1.4209 m²
Status
active