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GUNSMOKE-J 3
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
March 22, 2021 at 10:30 PM UTC
Launch site
RLLB
Launched by
Electron →
Operator
Rocket Lab
Mission
They Go Up So Fast (Rideshare)
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
207 km
Periapsis
189 km
Inclination
44.98°
Orbital period
88.46 min
Spacecraft
Operator
U.S. ArmyÕs Space and Missile Defense Command
Manufacturer
U.S. ArmyÕs Space and Missile Defense Command/TSEPT
Users
Military
Launch mass
5 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2021-023E
NORAD catalog №
47969
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 24, 2025
End of mission
Last active / ended
April 24, 2025
Time in service
4.1 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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