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PORCUPINE 1

activePayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
March 9, 1965 at 06:29 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thor SLV-2 Agena D →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Poppy 6A,B,C,D
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
928 km
Periapsis
898 km
Inclination
70.08°
Orbital period
103.26 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-016H
NORAD catalog №
1272
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.2365 m²
Status
active