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OPS 5140 (DMSP 5C F8)

NORAD 8696 · Payload · Reentered 1976-02-19

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Launched
1976-02-19 · Vandenberg, USA
Country / operator
US (United States)
Object type
Payload
Purpose
Meteorology
Mass
195 kg
Size
1.6 × 1.3 m
Orbit class
LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee
82 × 360 km
Inclination
98.9°
Period
88.8 min
Eccentricity
0.0211
Orbit data
Reconstructed from catalog orbit

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