OAO 3 (COPERNICUS)

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NORAD ID: 6153
Int'l Code: 1972-065A
Perigee: 702.7 km
Apogee: 711.4 km
Inclination: 35.0 °
Period: 98.8 minutes
Semi major axis: 7078 km
RCS: 6.8136 m² (large)
Launch date: August 21, 1972
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

This mission was the third in the OAO program and its second successful spacecraft to observe the celestial sphere from above the Earth's atmosphere. A UV telescope with a spectrometer measured high-resolution spectra of stars, galaxies, and planets with the main emphasis on the determination of interstellar absorption lines. Three X-ray telescopes and a collimated proportional counter provided measurements of celestial X-ray sources and interstellar absorption between 1 and 100 A.

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1  6153U 72065A   19143.11881973  .00000030  00000-0  10959-4 0  9992
2  6153  35.0083   7.9734 0006173  54.0525  93.6108 14.57911317483814

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC