Payload

R3D2

DecayedPayloadLEO

R3D2 is a United States payload satellite, launched on March 28, 2019 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date: March 28, 2019 at 11:27 PM UTC
Launch site: RLLB
Launched by: Electron →
Operator: Rocket Lab
Mission: Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2)
Launch record: View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime: LEO
Apoapsis: 172 km
Periapsis: 152 km
Inclination: 39.51°
Orbital period: 87.73 min

Spacecraft

Operator: United States
Launch mass: 160 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 2019-016A
NORAD catalog №: 44073
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: United States
Status: Decayed
Decay / reentry: May 23, 2021

End of mission

Last active / ended: May 23, 2021
Time in service: 2.2 years
Fate: Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status: Decayed

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