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AFOTEC-1 (FALCON ODE)

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
May 5, 2019 at 06:00 AM UTC
Launch site
RLLB
Launched by
Electron →
Operator
Rocket Lab
Mission
That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
206 km
Periapsis
199 km
Inclination
40°
Orbital period
88.55 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2019-026A
NORAD catalog №
44225
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 18, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 18, 2024
Time in service
4.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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