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SAMPAN I
American signals intelligence satellite. SAMPAN I was launched on August 16, 1966 aboard a Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 5, 1970).
COSPAR 1966-074BNORAD 2397United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SAMPAN I
- Payload designation
- P-11 No. 4405
- Other names
- NRO Mission 7314,OPS 6810
- International designator
- 1966-074B
- NORAD catalog number
- 2397
- GCAT identifier
- S02397
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.147
Mission
- Mission type
- Signals intelligence
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- EHH B
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Platform (bus)
- P-11 L
Launch
- Date
- August 16, 1966 · 18:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 1966-074Success
- Rocket
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/P
- Perigee
- 509 km
- Apogee
- 518 km
- Inclination
- 93.17°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- March 5, 1970
- Last known active
- Oct 14, 1967
- End of operations
- Oct 14, 1967
Size
- Mass
- 111 kg
- Dry mass
- 111 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 121 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.80 m
- Span
- 0.8 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q108104224 (CC0).