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LOFTI 2A

LOFTI 2A was launched on June 15, 1963 aboard a Thor Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 18, 1963).

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Lofti IIB
Common name
LOFTI 2A
Payload designation
Lofti 2B
Other names
NRL PL111
International designator
1963-021B
NORAD catalog number
601
GCAT identifier
S00601
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.042

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
Lofti
Owner
NRL
Country
United States
Builder
Naval Research Lab
Platform (bus)
NRL 20"

Launch

Date
June 15, 1963 · 14:29 UTC
Launch record
1963-021Failure · 0.4
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad 75-1-1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
169 km
Apogee
834 km
Inclination
69.86°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
July 18, 1963
Last known active
Jul 18, 1963
End of operations
Jul 18, 1963

Size

Mass
27 kg
Dry mass
27 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
12.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q11752341 (CC0).