LeoLabs and the Business of Watching Everything
A startup built on Cold War-era radar science now tracks 25,000 objects in orbit - and the Pentagon can't get enough of it. But can its radars really compete with the Space Surveillance Network?
Launch Date
March 14, 1968
Launch Site
AFWTR
Launch Pad
SLC1E
Launch Vehicle
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
NORAD ID
03153
International Designator
1968-020B
Decay Date
1/3/1970
Name
OPS 7076
Alternative Name
LAMPAN I
Type
Status
Owner
NRO/SAFSP
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Apologies, there is no summary for this satellite yet. I am working to generate these for every object in the catalog, but it is going to take time.
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.8
Span
0.8
Dry Mass
95
Launch Mass
95
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
P-11 No. 4411
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
LMSC/ATI
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
P-11
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
SRS Motor
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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