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TD-1A
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
March 12, 1972 at 01:55 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta N →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
TD-1A
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
246 km
Periapsis
241 km
Inclination
97.46°
Orbital period
89.37 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1972-014A
NORAD catalog №
5879
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Research Org.
Radar cross-section
6.3134 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 9, 1980
End of mission
Last active / ended
January 9, 1980
Time in service
7.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed