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DMSP B5C-06 - Satellite Information

Designation
Spacetrack catalog number 6275
COSPAR ID 1972-089-A
Name in Spacetrack catalog OPS 7323 (DMSP 5B F3)

Satellite Details

Orbit 768 x 820 km, 98.5°
Category unknown
Country/organisation of origin United States
Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) 5.7 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated)
Maximum brightness (Magnitude)4.6 (at perigee, 100% illuminated)

Launch

Date (UTC) 09 November 1972 03:23
Launch siteVandenberg Space Force Base,
United States
Launch vehicle Thor Burner 2A
View from orbit pole
 

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