GUNSMOKE-J

NORAD 48878 · COSPAR 2021-058H · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

GUNSMOKE-J 4 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 2 years ago).

Orbit: #15393 @ 141 x 151 km x 60.6495 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2024-03-30 21:13 UTC Â· 22190.2 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

GUNSMOKE-J 4
1 48878U 21058H 24090.88458845 .16455694 10142-4 27859-3 0 9992
2 48878 60.6495 359.5609 0007655 242.1770 117.8600 16.47495577153939

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

June 30th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 3 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Department of Defense/Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Virgin Orbit

Launch vehicle

LauncherOne

Contractor

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

Launch mass

4 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

60.6495Â°

Period

87.41 min

Perigee

141 km

Apogee

151 km

Eccentricity

0.0007655

RAAN

359.5609Â°

Arg of Perigee

242.177Â°

Mean Motion

16.47495577 rev/d