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West Ford 3 Telem Package

retired

CommunicationsMEOCOSPAR 1963-014GLaunched 5/9/1963

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Midas 7 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Atlas Agena B
Launch Date: 5/9/1963
Last Contact: 5/15/1963

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: MEO
Altitude: 3,642.5 km
Inclination: 87.35 deg
Dry Mass: 8 kg
Total Mass: 8 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Space Systems Command
Manufacturer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1963-014G