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DIAMOND

NORAD 42786 · COSPAR 2017-036X · REENTRY☠️ RIP
DIAMOND BLUE reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).
Orbit: #38012 @ 150 x 164 km x 97.0816 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2024-04-16 00:49 UTC · 22140.9 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
DIAMOND BLUE
1 42786U 17036X 24107.03470291 .12910900 24165-5 48233-3 0 9992
2 42786 97.0816 147.5896 0010516 237.9438 122.0843 16.43231923380127
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
June 23rd 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 4 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Sky and Space Global, UK
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Launch vehicle
PSLV
Contractor
GomSpace ApS
Launch mass
6 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.0816°
Period
87.63 min
Perigee
150 km
Apogee
164 km
Eccentricity
0.0010516
RAAN
147.5896°
Arg of Perigee
237.9438°
Mean Motion
16.43231923 rev/d