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ERS 28

ERS 28 was launched on September 26, 1968 aboard a Titan IIIC from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 15, 1971).

COSPAR 1968-081BNORAD 3429United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: ERS 28
Other names: STP P67-2:PN,OV5-2
International designator: 1968-081B
NORAD catalog number: 3429
GCAT identifier: S03429
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.197

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: ORS III
Owner: SAMSO
Country: United States
Builder: TRW Inc.
Platform (bus): ORS

Launch

Date: September 26, 1968 · 07:37 UTC
Launch record: 1968-081Success
Rocket: Titan IIIC
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GTO
Perigee: 174 km
Apogee: 34,315 km
Inclination: 25.99°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: February 15, 1971
Last known active: 1969
End of operations: 1969

Size

Mass: 10 kg
Dry mass: 10 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.30 m
Span: 0.3 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2780166 (CC0).