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DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
April 25, 2007 at 08:26 PM UTC
Launch site
WRAS
Launched by
Pegasus XL →
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
318 km
Periapsis
308 km
Inclination
97.88°
Orbital period
90.78 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Hampton University/NASA
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Users
Government
Launch mass
215 kg
Dry mass
197 kg
Power
216 W
Design lifetime
2 years
Detailed purpose
Earth Science

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-015A
NORAD catalog №
31304
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1.5217 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 19, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 19, 2024
Time in service
17.3 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed