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R3D2

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
March 28, 2019 at 11:27 PM UTC
Launch site
RLLB
Launched by
Electron →
Operator
Rocket Lab
Mission
Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
172 km
Periapsis
152 km
Inclination
39.51°
Orbital period
87.73 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2019-016A
NORAD catalog №
44073
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 23, 2021

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 23, 2021
Time in service
2.2 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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