GUNSMOKE-J

NORAD 47969 · COSPAR 2021-023E · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

GUNSMOKE-J 3 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 1 year ago).

Orbit: #22685 @ 189 x 207 km x 44.9752 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-04-22 22:54 UTC Â· 12870.5 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

GUNSMOKE-J 3
1 47969U 21023E 25112.95452297 .06033548 10205-4 15030-2 0 9999
2 47969 44.9752 343.8942 0013602 251.2012 108.7433 16.27854405226857

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 22nd 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 6 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

U.S. ArmyÕs Space and Missile Defense Command

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Launch vehicle

Electron

Contractor

U.S. ArmyÕs Space and Missile Defense Command/TSEPT

Launch mass

5 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

44.9752Â°

Period

88.46 min

Perigee

189 km

Apogee

207 km

Eccentricity

0.0013602

RAAN

343.8942Â°

Arg of Perigee

251.2012Â°

Mean Motion

16.27854405 rev/d