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DISCOVERER 20

NORAD 83 · Payload · Reentered 1962-07-28

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Launched
1961-02-17 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Optical imaging
Mass
108 kg
Size
1.3 × 1.5 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
204 × 204 km
Inclination
80.8°
Period
88.4 min
Eccentricity
0.0000
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

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