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TOMSAT R3 (AEROCUBE 11B)

DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
December 16, 2018 at 06:33 AM UTC
Launch site
RLLB
Launched by
Electron →
Operator
Rocket Lab
Mission
This One's For Pickering (VCLS ELaNa XIX)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
150 km
Periapsis
138 km
Inclination
84.99°
Orbital period
87.36 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Aerospace Corporation
Manufacturer
Aerospace Corporation
Users
Commercial
Launch mass
4 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-104A
NORAD catalog №
43849
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 29, 2023

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 29, 2023
Time in service
5.0 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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