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TROPICS-03

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
May 26, 2023 at 03:46 AM UTC
Launch site
RLLB
Launched by
Electron →
Operator
Rocket Lab
Mission
TROPICS-3
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
194 km
Periapsis
185 km
Inclination
32.71°
Orbital period
88.28 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2023-073B
NORAD catalog №
56753
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 11, 2025

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 11, 2025
Time in service
2.5 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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