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DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
September 3, 2020 at 01:51 AM UTC
Launch site
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by
Vega →
Operator
Arianespace
Mission
SSMS POC
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
322 km
Periapsis
314 km
Inclination
97.34°
Orbital period
90.89 min

Spacecraft

Operator
ESA/Royal Meteorological Institute, Belgium
Manufacturer
Royal Meteorologial Institute, Belgium/ESA
Users
Government
Launch mass
6 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2020-061H
NORAD catalog №
46279
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
BelgiumBelgium
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
August 14, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
August 14, 2024
Time in service
3.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed