ORCA-6

NORAD 49015 · COSPAR 2021-013E · REENTRYâ ï¸ RIP

ORCA-6 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).

Orbit: #8848 @ 219 x 230 km x 51.6046 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2023-01-27 06:12 UTC Â· 32817.6 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

ORCA-6
1 49015U 21013E 23027.25873210 .05511125 11762-4 31668-2 0 9995
2 49015 51.6046 3.0284 0007721 153.5759 206.5653 16.18158396 88485

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

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cygnus

Launch vehicle

SEOPS Slingshot deployer

Contractor

Blue Canyon

Launch mass

9 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

51.6046Â°

Period

88.99 min

Perigee

219 km

Apogee

230 km

Eccentricity

0.0007721

RAAN

3.0284Â°

Arg of Perigee

153.5759Â°

Mean Motion

16.18158396 rev/d