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SAMOS 5
American reconnaissance satellite. SAMOS 5 was launched on December 22, 1961 aboard a Atlas Agena B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Dec 31, 1961).
COSPAR 1961 A LAM 2NORAD 218United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- S.T. LOW
- Common name
- SAMOS 5
- Payload designation
- AFTRACK 18 (S.T. LOW)
- International designator
- 1961 A LAM 2
- NORAD catalog number
- 218
- GCAT identifier
- S00218
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- AFTRACK
- Owner
- SAFSP
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Cutler-Hammer Airborne Instruments Laboratory
- Platform (bus)
- AFTRACK
Launch
- Date
- December 22, 1961 · 19:12 UTC
- Launch record
- 1961 A LAMSuccess
- Rocket
- Atlas Agena B
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad LC1-2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/P
- Perigee
- 230 km
- Apogee
- 650 km
- Inclination
- 89.70°
- Status
- Reentered attached to another object
- Status date
- December 31, 1961
- Last known active
- Dec 23, 1961
- End of operations
- Dec 23, 1961
Size
- Mass
- 5 kg
- Dry mass
- 5 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 2,580 kg
- Length
- 0.1 m
- Diameter
- 0.20 m
- Span
- 0.2 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5427251 (CC0).