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STARSHINE 3 & SO-43

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
September 30, 2001 at 02:40 AM UTC
Launch site
KODAK
Launched by
Athena I →
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
Starshine-OSCAR-43
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
138 km
Periapsis
135 km
Inclination
67.01°
Orbital period
87.21 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2001-043A
NORAD catalog №
26929
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.5445 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 21, 2003

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 21, 2003
Time in service
1.3 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed