Satellites

Payload

MICROMAS-2A

DecayedPayloadLEO

MICROMAS-2A is a MIT/Lincoln Laboratory-University of Massachusetts Amherst payload satellite, launched on January 12, 2018 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
January 12, 2018 at 03:59 AM UTC
Launch site
Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
Launched by
PSLV XL
Operator
Indian Space Research Organization
Mission
Cartosat-2F (Cartosat-2S4)

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
177 km
Periapsis
157 km
Inclination
97.3°
Orbital period
87.83 min

Spacecraft

Operator
MIT/Lincoln Laboratory-University of Massachusetts Amherst
Manufacturer
MIT/LL-UM Amherst
Users
Civil/Government
Launch mass
3.8 kg
Detailed purpose
Earth Science

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-004W
NORAD catalog №
43131
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 6, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 6, 2023
Time in service
5.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed