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ANDE FCAL SPHERE 2
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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 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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