Satellites

Payload

VPM

DecayedPayloadLEO

VPM is a United States payload satellite, launched on November 2, 2019 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 2, 2019 at 01:59 PM UTC
Launch site
Wallops Island, USA
Launched by
Antares 230+
Operator
Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Mission
Cygnus CRS-2 NG-12 (S.S. Alan Bean)

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
177 km
Periapsis
174 km
Inclination
51.6°
Orbital period
88 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
8 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2019-071K
NORAD catalog №
45120
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 29, 2022

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 29, 2022
Time in service
2.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed