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ICESAT

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
January 13, 2003 at 12:45 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Delta II 7320 →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Icesat
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
139 km
Periapsis
129 km
Inclination
93.97°
Orbital period
87.17 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2003-002A
NORAD catalog №
27642
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
3.3439 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 30, 2010

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 30, 2010
Time in service
7.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed