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OPS 7940

retired

CommunicationsHEOCOSPAR 1976-080ALaunched 8/6/1976

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: OPS 7940 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Titan 34B
Launch Date: 8/6/1976
Last Contact: 1/1/1981

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: HEO
Altitude: 19,787 km
Inclination: 62.5 deg
Dry Mass: 650 kg
Total Mass: 800 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Manufacturer: Hughes Space and Comms. Co (Hughes Satellite Systems)

Constellation

Name: Satellite Data System
Active Satellites: 6

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1976-080A
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.354