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Payload

QUETZAL-1

DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 45598

QUETZAL-1 is a Guatemala payload satellite, launched on November 20, 1998 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

Launch

Launch date: November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by: Proton-K →
Operator: Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission: Zarya
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: LEO
Apoapsis: 160 km
Periapsis: 158 km
Inclination: 51.62°
Orbital period: 87.67 min

Spacecraft

Operator: Guatemala
Launch mass: 1 kg
Dimensions: 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 1998-067RL
NORAD catalog №: 45598
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: GTMGuatemala
Status: Decayed
Decay / reentry: March 1, 2022

End of mission

Last active / ended: March 1, 2022
Time in service: 23.3 years
Fate: Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status: Decayed