Flock · Earth Observation
DOVE 1
DecayedEarth ObservationLEONORAD 39143
DOVE 1 is a United States earth observation satellite, part of the Flock constellation, launched on April 21, 2013 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.
Launch
- Launch date
- April 21, 2013 at 09:00 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Wallops Island, USA
- Launched by
- Antares 110 →
- Operator
- Orbital Sciences Corporation
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 169 km
- Periapsis
- 160 km
- Inclination
- 51.62°
- Orbital period
- 87.78 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Planet Labs
- Users
- Commercial
- Launch mass
- 5 kg
- Design lifetime
- 3 years
- Dimensions
- 0.3 × 0.1 × 0.1 m
- Detailed purpose
- Earth imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2013-016B
- NORAD catalog №
- 39143
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Constellation
- Flock
- Radar cross-section
- 0.472 m²
- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- April 27, 2013
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- April 27, 2013
- Time in service
- 6 days
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed