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NORAD 5973 · Rocket body · Reentered 1987-03-03

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Launched
1971-11-15 · San Marco platform, Kenya
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Rocket body
Mass
47 kg
Size
1.5 × 0.5 m
Orbit class
MEO
Perigee × Apogee
172 × 2,595 km
Inclination
3.6°
Period
113.3 min
Eccentricity
0.1562
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.