PHOTON-02

NORAD 47972 · COSPAR 2021-023H · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

PHOTON-02 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).

Orbit: #11181 @ 108 x 138 km x 45.0371 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-03-14 04:03 UTC Â· 31377 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Altitude —

Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

PHOTON-02
1 47972U 21023H 23073.16904674 .70507566 10680-4 26002-3 0 9997
2 47972 45.0371 356.7609 0023477 197.7166 269.6278 16.56162484111812

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

Rocket Labs

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Launch vehicle

Electron

Contractor

Rocket Labs

Launch mass

20 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

45.0371Â°

Period

86.95 min

Perigee

108 km

Apogee

138 km

Eccentricity

0.0023477

RAAN

356.7609Â°

Arg of Perigee

197.7166Â°

Mean Motion

16.56162484 rev/d