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TEMPSAT 2

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TEMPSAT 2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on September 30, 1969 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
September 30, 1969 at 01:40 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Poppy 8A,B,C,D

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
921 km
Periapsis
894 km
Inclination
70.01°
Orbital period
103.15 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
14.37 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1969-082H
NORAD catalog №
4168
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.0671 m²
Status
active