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Geos 2 (1968-002A)

retired

Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 1968-002ALaunched 1/11/1968

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Explorer 36
Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta E1
Launch Date: 1/11/1968
Last Contact: 3/27/1973

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,328.5 km
Inclination: 105.79 deg
Dry Mass: 212 kg
Total Mass: 212 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Earth Observation
Payload Category: GEOD
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1968-002A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.187