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HETE-2
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
HETE-2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on October 9, 2000 into LEO.
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Launch
Launch date
October 9, 2000 at 05:38 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Pegasus Hybrid →
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
511 km
Periapsis
491 km
Inclination
1.95°
Orbital period
94.63 min
Spacecraft
Operator
United States
Launch mass
124 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2000-061A
NORAD catalog №
26561
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
0.6309 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational