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CICERO 6

DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 42793

CICERO 6 is a GeoOptics Inc. payload satellite, launched on June 23, 2017 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

Launch

Launch date
June 23, 2017 at 03:59 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV XL →
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Cartosat-2E

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
152 km
Periapsis
139 km
Inclination
97.02°
Orbital period
87.39 min

Spacecraft

Operator
GeoOptics Inc.
Manufacturer
Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
10 kg
Power
8 W
Dimensions
0.3 × 0.2 × 0.1 m
Detailed purpose
Meteorology

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2017-036AE
NORAD catalog №
42793
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 11, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
June 11, 2024
Time in service
7.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed