Satellites

Payload

OBJECT L

DecayedPayloadLEO

OBJECT L is a Shanghai Jiao Tong University/APSCO payload satellite, launched on October 14, 2021 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
October 14, 2021 at 10:51 AM UTC
Launch site
TAISC
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Xihe (CHASE)

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
170 km
Periapsis
161 km
Inclination
97.4°
Orbital period
87.8 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Shanghai Jiao Tong University/APSCO
Manufacturer
Shanghai Jiao Tong University/APSCO
Users
Civil
Launch mass
40 kg
Dry mass
4 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2021-091L
NORAD catalog №
49325
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 17, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 17, 2024
Time in service
2.3 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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