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Magnum
American signals intelligence satellite. Magnum was launched on August 3, 1965 aboard a Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 17, 1968).
COSPAR 1965-062BNORAD 1472United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- MAGNUM
- Common name
- Magnum
- Payload designation
- P-11 No. 4403
- Other names
- NRO Mission 7312,OPS 6761
- International designator
- 1965-062B
- NORAD catalog number
- 1472
- GCAT identifier
- S01472
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.113
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- EHH B
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Platform (bus)
- P-11 L
Launch
- Date
- August 3, 1965 · 19:06 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-062Success
- Rocket
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad PALC2-4
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/R
- Perigee
- 502 km
- Apogee
- 507 km
- Inclination
- 107.35°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- June 17, 1968
- Last known active
- Mar 9, 1967
- End of operations
- Mar 9, 1967
Size
- Mass
- 83 kg
- Dry mass
- 83 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 93 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.80 m
- Span
- 0.8 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q16086218 (CC0).