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OPS 8314 (2)

NORAD 6822 · Payload · In orbit since 1972

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Launched
1972-10-10 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Signals intelligence
Mass
49 kg
Size
0.3 × 0.8 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
1,417 × 1,465 km
Inclination
95.6°
Period
114.5 min
Eccentricity
0.0031
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.