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RBSP B
Nonoperational
Payload
MEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
August 30, 2012 at 08:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas V 401 →
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
Radiation Belt Storm Probe A
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
MEO
Apoapsis
23,719 km
Periapsis
229 km
Inclination
10.11°
Orbital period
412.38 min
Spacecraft
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Manufacturer
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Users
Government
Launch mass
666 kg
Detailed purpose
Earth Science
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2012-046B
NORAD catalog №
38753
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
6.3851 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational