Payload
SLINGSHOT 1
DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 52947
SLINGSHOT 1 is a United States payload satellite, launched on July 2, 2022 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.
Launch
- Launch date
- July 2, 2022 at 06:53 AM UTC
- Launch site
- WRAS
- Launched by
- LauncherOne →
- Operator
- Virgin Orbit
- Mission
- Straight Up
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 181 km
- Periapsis
- 174 km
- Inclination
- 44.96°
- Orbital period
- 88.04 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- United States
- Launch mass
- 19 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 m
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2022-074D
- NORAD catalog №
- 52947
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- September 11, 2024
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- September 11, 2024
- Time in service
- 2.2 years
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed