Satellites

Payload

OBJECT U

DecayedPayloadLEO

OBJECT U is a China payload satellite, launched on February 27, 2022 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
February 27, 2022 at 03:06 AM UTC
Launch site
Wenchang, China
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Hainan-1 to 4 & others

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
152 km
Periapsis
130 km
Inclination
97.48°
Orbital period
87.31 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
2,740 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2022-019U
NORAD catalog №
51842
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
July 28, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
July 28, 2024
Time in service
2.4 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed