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OTS-2

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date: May 11, 1978 at 10:59 PM UTC
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by: Delta 3914 →
Operator: United States Air Force
Mission: OTS 2
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: GEO
Apoapsis: 36,143 km
Periapsis: 36,070 km
Inclination: 8.02°
Orbital period: 1452.46 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1978-044A
NORAD catalog №: 10855
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Radar cross-section: 1 m²
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

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