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SECOR 3
American military geodetic satellite. SECOR 3 was launched on March 9, 1965 aboard a Thor SLV-2 Agena D from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1965-016ENORAD 1208United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- EGRS III
- Common name
- SECOR 3
- Payload designation
- Secor II S/N 1 (TR-27)
- International designator
- 1965-016E
- NORAD catalog number
- 1208
- GCAT identifier
- S01208
- 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 9, 1965 · 18:29 UTC
- Launch record
- 1965-016Success
- Rocket
- Thor SLV-2 Agena D
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad 75-1-2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 907 km
- Apogee
- 939 km
- Inclination
- 70.08°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- March 1965
- End of operations
- July 1967
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 Q9326068 (CC0).