Satellites

Payload

CUSAT 2 & FALCON 9 R/B

DecayedPayloadLEO

CUSAT 2 & FALCON 9 R/B is a United States payload satellite, launched on September 29, 2013 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
September 29, 2013 at 04:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
SpaceX
Mission
CASSIOPE

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
161 km
Periapsis
135 km
Inclination
80.88°
Orbital period
87.45 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
3,000 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2013-055G
NORAD catalog №
39271
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
17.877 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 8, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
February 8, 2025
Time in service
11.4 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed