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APEX
Former American experimental satellite. APEX was launched on August 3, 1994 aboard a Pegasus from Edwards AFB. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 22, 2024).
COSPAR 1994-046ANORAD 23191United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- APEX
- Other names
- STP P90-6:PN
- International designator
- 1994-046A
- NORAD catalog number
- 23191
- GCAT identifier
- S23191
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/278
Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- STP1
- Owner
- USAF STP
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- OSC Germantown
- Platform (bus)
- Pegastar
Launch
- Date
- August 3, 1994 · 14:38 UTC
- Launch record
- 1994-046Success
- Rocket
- Pegasus
- Spaceport
- Edwards AFB · pad RW04/22
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 362 km
- Apogee
- 2,543 km
- Inclination
- 69.97°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- May 22, 2024
- Last known active
- Jun 4, 1996
- End of operations
- Jun 4, 1996
Size
- Mass
- 261 kg
- Dry mass
- 261 kg
- Length
- 2.5 m
- Diameter
- 1.20 m
- Span
- 4.3 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q15014 (CC0).