Satellites

Payload

USA 141 (ATEX)

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

USA 141 (ATEX) is a United States payload satellite, launched on October 3, 1998 into LEO.

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Launch

Launch date
October 3, 1998 at 10:04 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Minotaur C
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mission
NROL-8 (STEX)

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
739 km
Periapsis
730 km
Inclination
84.99°
Orbital period
99.5 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
29 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-055C
NORAD catalog №
25615
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational