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SPACEBEE-23

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SPACEBEE-23 is a United States payload satellite, launched on November 20, 2020 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 20, 2020 at 02:20 AM UTC
Launch site
RLLB
Launched by
Electron →
Operator
Rocket Lab
Mission
Return to Sender (Rideshare)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
203 km
Periapsis
184 km
Inclination
97.4°
Orbital period
88.36 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
0.28 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2020-085AH
NORAD catalog №
46960
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 28, 2022

End of mission

Last active / ended
October 28, 2022
Time in service
1.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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