GUNSMOKE-J

NORAD 49014 · COSPAR 2021-013D · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

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

Orbit: #13974 @ 178 x 189 km x 51.5807 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-12-25 22:02 UTC Â· 24759.6 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak

GUNSMOKE-J 2
1 49014U 21013D 23359.91816717 .06884832 12222-4 10369-2 0 9990
2 49014 51.5807 182.0557 0007884 274.0558 85.9564 16.33398704139747

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

February 20th 2021

Spacecraft age

5 years, 8 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

Wallops Island Flight Facility

Launch vehicle

Cygnus

Contractor

U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command/TSEPT

Launch mass

5 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

51.5807Â°

Period

88.16 min

Perigee

178 km

Apogee

189 km

Eccentricity

0.0007884

RAAN

182.0557Â°

Arg of Perigee

274.0558Â°

Mean Motion

16.33398704 rev/d