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DISCOVERER 38

NORAD 247 · Payload · Reentered 1962-03-21

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Launched
1962-02-27 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Optical imaging
Mass
184 kg
Size
2.3 × 1.5 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
182 × 201 km
Inclination
82.2°
Period
88.2 min
Eccentricity
0.0014
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

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