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DecayedNavigationLEO

Broadcasts precise timing/positioning signals for global navigation (GNSS).

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Launch

Launch date
April 28, 2008 at 03:53 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV-CA →
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Cartosat 2A
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
174 km
Periapsis
165 km
Inclination
97.62°
Orbital period
87.88 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-021E
NORAD catalog №
32787
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
GermanyGermany
Radar cross-section
0.0969 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 3, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 3, 2025
Time in service
17.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed