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MICROSAT 6

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MICROSAT 6 is a United States payload satellite, launched on July 17, 1991 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
July 17, 1991 at 05:33 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Pegasus HAPS →
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
167 km
Periapsis
165 km
Inclination
81.98°
Orbital period
87.8 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
21.8 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-051F
NORAD catalog №
21585
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.26 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 25, 1992

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 25, 1992
Time in service
192 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed