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DISCOVERER 30

NORAD 182 · Payload · Reentered 1961-12-11

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Launched
1961-09-12 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Optical imaging
Mass
144 kg
Size
1.3 × 1.5 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
190 × 281 km
Inclination
82.6°
Period
89.1 min
Eccentricity
0.0069
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

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