Satellites

Payload

BUCCANEER RMM

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BUCCANEER RMM is a Defence Science and Technology Group/University of New South Wales payload satellite, launched on November 18, 2017 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 18, 2017 at 09:47 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
JPSS 1 (Joint Polar Satellite System spacecraft No. 1)

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
167 km
Periapsis
149 km
Inclination
97.53°
Orbital period
87.65 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Defence Science and Technology Group/University of New South Wales
Manufacturer
Defence Science and Technology Group/University of New South Wales
Users
Military/Civil
Launch mass
3.98 kg
Design lifetime
5 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2017-073B
NORAD catalog №
43014
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
AustraliaAustralia
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 4, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 4, 2024
Time in service
6.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed