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FTV 1156

NORAD 505 · Payload · Reentered 1963-01-08

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Launched
1962-12-14 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Optical imaging
Mass
222 kg
Size
2.3 × 1.5 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
177 × 274 km
Inclination
71.0°
Period
88.9 min
Eccentricity
0.0074
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

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