Launch Date
March 3, 1980
Launch Site
AFWTR
Launch Pad
SLC3W
Launch Vehicle
Atlas F/MSD
NORAD ID
11720
International Designator
1980-019A
Epoch
Thu, 05 Jun 1980 10:36:03 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
63.48°
Right Ascension
147.08°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
154.34°
Period
107.49 min
Mean Motion
13.40 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
OPS 7245
Alternative Name
OPS 7245
Type
Status
Owner
NRO/NRL
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 11720U 80019 A 80156.44170566 .00000027 +00000-0 +02391-4 0 9990
2 11720 063.4783 147.0798 0072826 154.3421 206.1245 13.39685345012465
Source: Celestrak
Length
1.6
Diameter
1.5
Span
2.7
Dry Mass
559
Launch Mass
559
Shape
Box + Ant
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
PARCAE 3
Purpose
Unknown
Mission
Unknown
Manufacturer
MM
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
NOSS MSD
Configuration
Unknown
Motor
Unknown
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Unknown
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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