Norad ID: 6153
| Spacetrack Directory Name | OAO 3 (COPERNICUS) |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| WWW | Here |
| Perigee | 695 km |
| Apogee | 704 km |
OAO 3 (COPERNICUS), 6153 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 21 Aug 1972 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3C CENTAUR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite OAO 3 (COPERNICUS) Date of exalting 21.08.1972y.