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PROTOSAT-1
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
November 5, 2024 at 10:54 AM UTC
Launch site
RLLB
Launched by
Electron →
Operator
Rocket Lab
Mission
Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes (Protosat-1)
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
484 km
Periapsis
482 km
Inclination
43°
Orbital period
94.27 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2024-201B
NORAD catalog №
61793
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
RWA
Rwanda
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
February 23, 2026
End of mission
Last active / ended
February 23, 2026
Time in service
1.3 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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