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PHOTON-02
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
138 km
Periapsis
108 km
Inclination
45.04°
Orbital period
86.95 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Rocket Labs
Manufacturer
Rocket Labs
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
20 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2021-023H
NORAD catalog №
47972
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 14, 2023
End of mission
Last active / ended
March 14, 2023
Time in service
2.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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