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URSALA I

retired

Signals IntelligenceLEOCOSPAR 1972-052CLaunched 7/7/1972

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: HEXAGON SV3
Launch Vehicle: Titan IIID
Launch Date: 7/7/1972
Last Contact: 5/6/1978

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 497 km
Inclination: 96.14 deg
Dry Mass: 167 kg
Total Mass: 177 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Signals Intelligence
Payload Category: SIG
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1972-052C
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.260

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