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AMPTE/IRM

DecayedPayloadLEO

AMPTE/IRM is a Germany payload satellite, launched on August 16, 1984 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
August 16, 1984 at 09:50 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Soyuz U
Operator
Soviet Space Program
Mission
Resurs-F1 17F41 50L

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
1,053 km
Periapsis
115 km
Inclination
17.16°
Orbital period
96.35 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Germany
Launch mass
698.71 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1984-088B
NORAD catalog №
15200
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
GermanyGermany
Radar cross-section
0.31 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 8, 1987

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 8, 1987
Time in service
3.3 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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