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SURCAL 2

DecayedPayloadLEO

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
243 km
Periapsis
233 km
Inclination
69.98°
Orbital period
89.27 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1965-016G
NORAD catalog №
1310
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
4.4859 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 27, 1981

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 27, 1981
Time in service
16.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed