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Technology DemonstrationMEOCOSPAR 1967-066FLaunched 7/1/1967

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: IDCSP
Launch Vehicle: Titan IIIC
Launch Date: 7/1/1967
Last Contact: 1/1/1972

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 33,463.5 km
Inclination: 4.39 deg
Dry Mass: 195 kg
Total Mass: 195 kg

Payload Classification

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Navy
Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1967-066F
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.178

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

An ESA spacecraft performed a debris avoidance maneuver to dodge a Starlink satellite in 2019.

CapabilityValue 4.0Dec 28, 2021China’s space station maneuvered to avoid Starlink satellites

Europe prepared for emergency in-orbit maneuvers after its Galileo satellite navigation constellation had to dodge debris for the first time on 2021-03-06.

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