Satellites

Payload

KICKSAT-2

DecayedPayloadLEO

KICKSAT-2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on November 17, 2018 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 17, 2018 at 09:01 AM UTC
Launch site
Wallops Island, USA
Launched by
Antares 230
Operator
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Mission
Cygnus CRS NG-10 (S.S. John Young)

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
168 km
Periapsis
157 km
Inclination
51.63°
Orbital period
87.74 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
2.68 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-092G
NORAD catalog №
44046
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 2, 2019

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 2, 2019
Time in service
136 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed