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TETR 2

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
November 8, 1968 at 09:46 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta E1 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Pioneer 9
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
166 km
Periapsis
151 km
Inclination
32.82°
Orbital period
87.67 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1968-100B
NORAD catalog №
3534
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.6356 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 19, 1979

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 19, 1979
Time in service
10.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed