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Orbiting Frog Otolith
NASA space program which sent frogs into orbit. Orbiting Frog Otolith was launched on November 9, 1970 aboard a Scout B from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 9, 1971).
COSPAR 1970-094ANORAD 4690United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- OFO
- Common name
- Orbiting Frog Otolith
- Payload designation
- Orbiting Frog Otolith 1
- Other names
- OFO-A
- International designator
- 1970-094A
- NORAD catalog number
- 4690
- GCAT identifier
- S04690
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.227
Mission
- Mission type
- Biology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- NASA Small
- Owner
- ARC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Space General Div, Aerojet-General Corp.
- Platform (bus)
- OV3
Launch
- Date
- November 9, 1970 · 06:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1970-094Success
- Rocket
- Scout B
- Spaceport
- Wallops · pad LA3A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 287 km
- Apogee
- 506 km
- Inclination
- 37.43°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- May 9, 1971
- Last known active
- Nov 15, 1970
- End of operations
- Nov 15, 1970
Size
- Mass
- 133 kg
- Dry mass
- 133 kg
- Length
- 1.2 m
- Diameter
- 0.80 m
- Span
- 4.8 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7100107 (CC0).