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DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
September 30, 1969 at 01:40 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Poppy 8A,B,C,D
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
240 km
Periapsis
232 km
Inclination
69.92°
Orbital period
89.22 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-082J
NORAD catalog №
4166
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.2212 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 14, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
February 14, 2023
Time in service
53.4 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed