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Launch · COSPAR 1971-012 · 17 Feb 1971

OPS 5268 (DMSP 5A F3)

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

Payloads

4

Catalogued objects

5

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

2

Decayed

3

60% 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 · 5

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Payload Payload · 4

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
OPS 5268 (DMSP 5A F3)49531971-012AUnknownLEO725 / 778 km98.47°on orbit—
OPS 5268 (CALSPHERE 3)49571971-012CDecayedLEO183 / 190 km98.38°17 Oct 1989—
OPS 5268 (CALSPHERE 4)49581971-012DDecayedLEO204 / 219 km98.39°20 Sept 1989—
OPS 5268 (CALSPHERE 5)49631971-012EDecayedLEO173 / 185 km98.17°07 Jan 1990—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
THOR BURNER 2 R/B49541971-012BInactiveLEO733 / 785 km98.32°on orbit—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1971-012
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
17 Feb 1971
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HY9WQGJHCFFY2YXR89G

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1971-012; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

OPS 5268 (DMSP 5A F3) — Launch 1971-012, 17 Feb 1971 | SatelliteIndex