KEPLER-9

NORAD 47531 · COSPAR 2021-006DX · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

KEPLER-9 (ARTEMIS) reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #18964 @ 179 x 194 km x 97.3086 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-06-14 10:35 UTC Â· 20511.3 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Current TLE

// celestrak

KEPLER-9 (ARTEMIS)
1 47531U 21006DX 24166.44098084 .07506107 24581-5 13722-2 0 9993
2 47531 97.3086 234.1663 0011207 249.8589 110.1501 16.32241266189646

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 24th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 8 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Kepler Communications

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

LEO Â· Sun-Synchronous

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Falcon 9

Contractor

Kepler Aerospace

Launch mass

9 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

97.3086Â°

Period

88.22 min

Perigee

179 km

Apogee

194 km

Eccentricity

0.0011207

RAAN

234.1663Â°

Arg of Perigee

249.8589Â°

Mean Motion

16.32241266 rev/d