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CYGFM06

DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
December 15, 2016 at 01:37 PM UTC
Launch site
ERAS
Launched by
Pegasus XL →
Operator
Orbital ATK
Mission
8 x CYGNSS
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
224 km
Periapsis
220 km
Inclination
34.94°
Orbital period
88.94 min

Spacecraft

Operator
University of Michigan/NASA Earth Science Technology Office
Manufacturer
Southwest Research Institute
Users
Government
Launch mass
29 kg
Detailed purpose
Radar Imaging/Earth Science

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-078F
NORAD catalog №
41889
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.2165 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 13, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
June 13, 2024
Time in service
7.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed