Launch Date
September 26, 1968
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC41
Launch Vehicle
Titan IIIC
NORAD ID
03430
International Designator
1968-081C
Epoch
Wed, 19 Jul 1995 00:00:00 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
13.58°
Right Ascension
11.05°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
79.37°
Period
1436.48 min
Mean Motion
1.00 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
ERS 21 (OV5-4)
Alternative Name
ERS 21
Type
Status
Owner
SAMSO
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 03430U 68081C 95200.00000000 -.00000320 00000+0 10000-3 0 9998
2 03430 13.5815 11.0544 0006806 79.3747 345.3932 01.00245239 98302
Source: Celestrak
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
0.3
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
13
Launch Mass
13
Shape
Oct Cyl
Radar Cross Section
0.003
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
ERS 21
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
TRW
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
ORS
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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