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SECOR 8 (EGRS 8)

activePayloadMEONORAD 2520

SECOR 8 (EGRS 8) is a United States payload satellite, launched on October 5, 1966 into MEO.

Launch

Launch date
October 5, 1966 at 10:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
RTS-1 3

Orbit

Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
3,708 km
Periapsis
3,679 km
Inclination
89.85°
Orbital period
167.66 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
18 kg
Dimensions
0.3 × 0.23 × 0.23 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1966-089B
NORAD catalog №
2520
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.3522 m²
Status
active