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P35-10

P35-10 was launched on January 19, 1965 aboard a Thor MG-18 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jul 13, 1979).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 7040
Common name: P35-10
Payload designation: FTV 3510?
Other names: :C,:UF,DAPP 10:P
International designator: 1965-003A
NORAD catalog number: 973
GCAT identifier: S00973
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.098

Mission

Mission type: Meteorology
Use: Defense
Program: P35
Owner: NRO
Country: United States
Builder: RCA Astro Electronics (Astro Space)
Platform (bus): P35

Launch

Date: January 19, 1965 · 05:03 UTC
Launch record: 1965-003Success
Rocket: Thor MG-18
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad 4300B6

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 461 km
Apogee: 830 km
Inclination: 98.76°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: July 13, 1979
Last known active: Jan 19, 1965
End of operations: Jan 19, 1965

Size

Mass: 70 kg
Dry mass: 70 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 94 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 0.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q28697210 (CC0).