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GRIDSPHERE 2

NORAD 5401 · Payload · Reentered 1979-04-14

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Launched
1971-08-07 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Space science
Mass
4 kg
Size
2.1 × 2.1 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
485 × 535 km
Inclination
87.6°
Period
94.7 min
Eccentricity
0.0036
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

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

Same launch

Other objects cataloged from the same launch day and site: co-passengers and the rocket body.