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DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
September 28, 2020 at 11:20 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1b Fregat-M →
Operator
Russian Space Forces
Mission
Gonets-M27, Gonets-M28, Gonets-M29 & others
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
161 km
Periapsis
148 km
Inclination
97.8°
Orbital period
87.57 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
Manufacturer
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
Users
Civil
Launch mass
5 kg
Design lifetime
3 years
Detailed purpose
Earth Science

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2020-068D
NORAD catalog №
46489
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 2, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 2, 2025
Time in service
4.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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