Earth Observation
DOVE PIONEER
DecayedEarth ObservationLEO
Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.
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Launch
- Launch date
- January 21, 2018 at 01:43 AM UTC
- Launch site
- RLLB
- Launched by
- Electron →
- Operator
- Rocket Lab
- Mission
- Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 189 km
- Periapsis
- 171 km
- Inclination
- 82.88°
- Orbital period
- 88.1 min
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2018-010A
- NORAD catalog №
- 43163
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Decayed
- Decay / reentry
- September 22, 2019
End of mission
- Last active / ended
- September 22, 2019
- Time in service
- 1.7 years
- Fate
- Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
- Final status
- Decayed
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