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ERS-2
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
April 21, 1995 at 01:44 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Ariane 40 →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
ERS-2
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
140 km
Periapsis
126 km
Inclination
98.48°
Orbital period
87.14 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1995-021A
NORAD catalog №
23560
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Radar cross-section
9.5269 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 21, 2024
End of mission
Last active / ended
February 21, 2024
Time in service
28.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed