Spacetrack Directory Name | FLOCK 2K-46 |
Orbit launches | 2017-07-14 |
Deorbitation date | 2022-04-16 |
Days in orbit | 1737 |
Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
Categories | |
Perigee | 422 km |
Apogee | 433 km |
The Fairchild C-123 Provider is an American military transport aircraft designed by Chase Aircraft and then built by Fairchild Aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. In addition to its USAF service, which included later service with the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, it also went on to serve most notably with the U.S. Coast Guard and various air forces in Southeast Asia. During the War in Vietnam, the C-123 was used to deliver supplies, to evacuate the wounded, and also used to spray Agent Orange.