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IDCSP 1-1

IDCSP 1-1 was launched on June 16, 1966 aboard a Titan IIIC from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1966-053BNORAD 2215United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OPS 9311
Common name
IDCSP 1-1
Payload designation
IDCSP 1
International designator
1966-053B
NORAD catalog number
2215
GCAT identifier
S02215
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.142

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
IDCSP
Country
United States
Builder
Philco-Ford WDL
Platform (bus)
IDCSP

Launch

Date
June 16, 1966 · 14:00 UTC
Launch record
1966-053Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
33,648 km
Apogee
33,900 km
Inclination
0.33°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
1969
End of operations
1969

Size

Mass
45 kg
Dry mass
45 kg
Length
0.9 m
Diameter
0.90 m
Span
0.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q52376261 (CC0).