Satellites

Payload

ORBWEAVER 1

DecayedPayloadLEO

ORBWEAVER 1 is a DARPA/Tethers Unlimited payload satellite, launched on December 3, 2018 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
December 3, 2018 at 06:34 PM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Operator
SpaceX
Mission
Spaceflight SSO-A

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
171 km
Periapsis
147 km
Inclination
97.5°
Orbital period
87.66 min

Spacecraft

Operator
DARPA/Tethers Unlimited
Manufacturer
Firmamentum
Users
Military
Launch mass
5 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-099AP
NORAD catalog №
43795
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 10, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 10, 2024
Time in service
5.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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