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P76-5

P76-5 was launched on May 22, 1976 aboard a Scout B-1 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1976-047ANORAD 8860United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
P76-5
Payload designation
NNS O-15
Other names
Wideband,STP P76-5:PN
International designator
1976-047A
NORAD catalog number
8860
GCAT identifier
S08860
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.349

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Defense
Program
NNS P
Country
United States
Builder
JHU-Applied Physics Lab
Platform (bus)
Transit 5

Launch

Date
May 22, 1976 · 07:42 UTC
Launch record
1976-047Success
Rocket
Scout B-1
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
984 km
Apogee
1,047 km
Inclination
99.61°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 1979
End of operations
August 1979

Size

Mass
72 kg
Dry mass
72 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6055572 (CC0).