Satellites

Payload

NEOWISE

DecayedPayloadLEO

NEOWISE is a United States payload satellite, launched on December 14, 2009 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
December 14, 2009 at 10:38 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Uragan-M 21 to 23

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
141 km
Periapsis
129 km
Inclination
97.1°
Orbital period
87.18 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
661 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2009-071A
NORAD catalog №
36119
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
2.1209 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 1, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 1, 2024
Time in service
14.9 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed