Designation
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Spacetrack catalog number
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20978
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COSPAR ID
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1990-105-A
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Name in Spacetrack catalog
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DMSP 5D-2 F10 (USA 68)
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Satellite Details
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Orbit
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711 x 815 km, 98.8°
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| Category | unknown |
| Country/organisation of origin | United States |
| Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) | 5.7 (at 1000km distance, 50% illuminated) | | Maximum brightness (Magnitude) | 4.2 (at perigee, 100% illuminated) |
Launch
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Date
(UTC)
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01 December 1990 15:57
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| Launch site | Vandenberg Space Force Base,
United States |
| Launch vehicle | Atlas E |
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