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ANDE FCAL SPHERE 2

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
December 10, 2006 at 01:47 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Space Shuttle →
Operator
United Space Alliance
Mission
STS-116
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
136 km
Periapsis
124 km
Inclination
51.61°
Orbital period
87.09 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2006-055J
NORAD catalog №
29667
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.1964 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 25, 2008

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 25, 2008
Time in service
1.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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