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SAR-LUPE 3

DecayedPayloadLEO

SAR-LUPE 3 is a Armed Forces payload satellite, launched on November 1, 2007 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 1, 2007 at 12:51 AM UTC
Launch site
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Operator
Production Corporation Polyot
Mission
SAR-Lupe 3

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
149 km
Periapsis
144 km
Inclination
98.1°
Orbital period
87.42 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Armed Forces
Manufacturer
OHB-System AG
Users
Military
Launch mass
770 kg
Design lifetime
10 years
Detailed purpose
Radar Imaging

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2007-053A
NORAD catalog №
32283
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
GermanyGermany
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 14, 2026

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 14, 2026
Time in service
18.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed