Satellites

Payload

D3

DecayedPayloadLEO

D3 is a United States payload satellite, launched on November 20, 1998 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
167 km
Periapsis
157 km
Inclination
51.61°
Orbital period
87.73 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
2 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067UE
NORAD catalog №
53767
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 7, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 7, 2023
Time in service
24.4 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed