R3D2

NORAD 44073 · COSPAR 2019-016A · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

R3D2 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 5 years ago).

Orbit: #12251 @ 152 x 173 km x 39.5073 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2021-05-23 08:10 UTC Â· 47494.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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R3D2
1 44073U 19016A 21143.34036188 .12719363 66049-5 64859-3 0 9996
2 44073 39.5073 243.1361 0015897 37.8193 326.6321 16.41393082122519

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 29th 2019

Spacecraft age

7 years, 6 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Launch vehicle

Electron

Contractor

Norhrup Grumman/Blue Canyon Technologies

Launch mass

150 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

39.5073Â°

Period

87.73 min

Perigee

152 km

Apogee

173 km

Eccentricity

0.0015897

RAAN

243.1361Â°

Arg of Perigee

37.8193Â°

Mean Motion

16.41393082 rev/d