OPS 1294 (DMSP 5D-2 F7)

NORAD 14506 · Payload · In orbit since 1983

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Launched: 1983-11-18 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator: US (United States)
Object type: Payload
Purpose: Meteorology
Mass: 773 kg
Size: 6.9 × 1.5 m
Orbit class: LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee: 784 × 801 km
Inclination: 98.4°
Period: 100.6 min
Eccentricity: 0.0012
Orbit data: Reconstructed from catalog orbit

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).