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RIGIDSPHERE 2 (LCS 4)
Operational
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
August 7, 1971 at 12:11 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
SM-65F Atlas →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
LOADS 2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
807 km
Periapsis
724 km
Inclination
87.62°
Orbital period
100.15 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1971-067E
NORAD catalog №
5398
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
0.9548 m²
Status
Operational