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SAMOS 2
American reconnaissance satellite. SAMOS 2 was launched on January 31, 1961 aboard a Atlas Agena A from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 21, 1973).
COSPAR 1961 ALP 1NORAD 70United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Samos 2 F-1
- Common name
- SAMOS 2
- Payload designation
- SAMOS F-1 No. 2
- International designator
- 1961 ALP 1
- NORAD catalog number
- 70
- GCAT identifier
- S00070
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.001
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- SAMOS F-1
- Owner
- USAF BMD
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Division
- Platform (bus)
- Samos
Launch
- Date
- January 31, 1961 · 20:21 UTC
- Launch record
- 1961 ALPSuccess
- Rocket
- Atlas Agena A
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad LC1-1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 474 km
- Apogee
- 553 km
- Inclination
- 97.40°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- October 21, 1973
- Last known active
- Feb 2, 1961
- End of operations
- Feb 2, 1961
Size
- Mass
- 166 kg
- Dry mass
- 166 kg
- Length
- 2.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 2.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7410032 (CC0).