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Launch · COSPAR 1981-100 · 06 Oct 1981

SME

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

Payloads

2

Catalogued objects

5

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

1

Decayed

4

80% 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 · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
SME128871981-100ADecayedLEO170 / 179 km97.56°05 Mar 1991—
UOSAT 1 (UO-9)128881981-100BDecayedLEO135 / 147 km97.51°13 Oct 1989—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
THOR DELTA 1 R/B128891981-100CInactiveOTHER550 / 2,633 km99.87°on orbit—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
THOR DELTA 1 DEB128911981-100DDecayedLEO311 / 362 km97.46°14 Nov 1981—
SME DEB134051981-100EDecayedLEO535 / 541 km97.50°19 Oct 1982—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
1981-100
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
06 Oct 1981
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYCR3J7EVTWX7BD95XK

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 1981-100; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

SME — Launch 1981-100, 06 Oct 1981 | SatelliteIndex