Satellites

Payload

VCC C

DecayedPayloadLEO

VCC C is a United States payload satellite, launched on November 20, 1998 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
155 km
Periapsis
147 km
Inclination
51.6°
Orbital period
87.51 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
1 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067QQ
NORAD catalog №
44430
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 15, 2021

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 15, 2021
Time in service
22.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed