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SECOR 2
American military geodetic satellite. SECOR 2 was launched on March 11, 1965 aboard a Thor Ablestar from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 26, 1968).
COSPAR 1965-017BNORAD 1250United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- EGRS II
- Common name
- SECOR 2
- Payload designation
- Secor II S/N 3 (TR-27)
- International designator
- 1965-017B
- NORAD catalog number
- 1250
- GCAT identifier
- S01250
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.101
Mission
- Mission type
- Geodesy
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Secor II
- Owner
- USA ACE
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- ITT Federal Laboratories
- Platform (bus)
- Secor
Launch
- Date
- March 11, 1965 · 13:39 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-017Success
- Rocket
- Thor Ablestar
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-1-1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/P
- Perigee
- 282 km
- Apogee
- 967 km
- Inclination
- 89.98°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- February 26, 1968
- Last known active
- Mar 11, 1965
- End of operations
- March 1965
Size
- Mass
- 18 kg
- Dry mass
- 18 kg
- Length
- 0.2 m
- Diameter
- 0.40 m
- Span
- 0.5 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9326065 (CC0).