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COROT

NonoperationalPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
December 27, 2006 at 02:23 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
COROT
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
857 km
Periapsis
591 km
Inclination
90.1°
Orbital period
99.28 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2006-063A
NORAD catalog №
29678
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
FranceFrance
Radar cross-section
2.678 m²
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational