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TOPO 1
active
Payload
LEO
NORAD 4363
TOPO 1 is a United States payload satellite, launched on April 8, 1970 into LEO.
Launch
Launch date
April 8, 1970 at 08:17 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Nimbus 4
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,086 km
Periapsis
1,083 km
Inclination
99.89°
Orbital period
106.93 min
Spacecraft
Operator
United States
Launch mass
17.84 kg
Dimensions
0.23 × 0.3 × 0.3 m
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1970-025B
NORAD catalog №
4363
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
0.1643 m²
Status
active