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SHAKUNTALA
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
April 2, 2022 at 12:41 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Electron →
Operator
Rocket Lab
Mission
Without Mission A Beat (BlackSky 16-17)
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
160 km
Periapsis
141 km
Inclination
97.33°
Orbital period
87.5 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2022-033S
NORAD catalog №
52173
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
India
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 13, 2024
End of mission
Last active / ended
January 13, 2024
Time in service
1.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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