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VPM

NORAD 45120 · COSPAR 2019-071K · REENTRY☠️ RIP
VPM reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 4 years ago).
Orbit: #14976 @ 174 x 177 km x 51.5993 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2022-09-28 08:19 UTC · 35458.8 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
VPM
1 45120U 19071K 22271.34676433 .11296864 12289-4 12478-2 0 9997
2 45120 51.5993 228.4445 0002400 255.0464 105.0295 16.36408279149762
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
August 8th 2019
Spacecraft age
7 years, 2 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Non-Polar Inclined
Launch site
Cygnus
Launch vehicle
SEOPS Slingshot deployer
Contractor
SEOPS, Blue Canyon
Launch mass
9 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
51.5993°
Period
88 min
Perigee
174 km
Apogee
177 km
Eccentricity
0.00024
RAAN
228.4445°
Arg of Perigee
255.0464°
Mean Motion
16.36408279 rev/d