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Launch · COSPAR 1966-026 · 31 Mar 1966

OPS 0340

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

1

Catalogued objects

6

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

4

67% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 6

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Payload Payload · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
OPS 034021251966-026AUnknownLEO587 / 793 km98.04°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
THOR ALTAIR R/B21291966-026BDecayedLEO134 / 152 km98.14°11 May 2002—

Debris Debris · 4

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
THOR ALTAIR DEB21621966-026CDecayedLEO501 / 583 km98.56°11 Feb 1967—
THOR ALTAIR DEB21771966-026DInactiveLEO537 / 715 km98.98°on orbit—
THOR ALTAIR DEB21781966-026EDecayedLEO210 / 222 km98.50°06 Jan 1983—
THOR ALTAIR DEB21791966-026FDecayedLEO207 / 222 km98.08°20 Apr 1993—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1966-026
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
31 Mar 1966
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY7CYCC8S28626ZBS5A

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1966-026; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

OPS 0340 — Launch 1966-026, 31 Mar 1966 | SatelliteIndex