Satellites

Payload

PINA 2A

DecayedPayloadLEO

PINA 2A is a China payload satellite, launched on November 9, 2016 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 9, 2016 at 11:42 PM UTC
Launch site
Jiuquan, China
Operator
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission
Xiaoxiang-1, XPNAV-1 & 3 others.

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
149 km
Periapsis
136 km
Inclination
97.33°
Orbital period
87.33 min

Spacecraft

Operator
China
Launch mass
30 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2016-066C
NORAD catalog №
41843
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
ChinaChina
Radar cross-section
0.3557 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 23, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 23, 2023
Time in service
6.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed