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Geotail
ISAS and NASA geomagnetic research satellite. Geotail was launched on July 24, 1992 aboard a Delta 6925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 25, 1992).
COSPAR 1992-044ANORAD 22049Japan
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Geotail
- International designator
- 1992-044A
- NORAD catalog number
- 22049
- GCAT identifier
- S22049
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/261
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Geotail
- Owner
- ISAS
- Country
- Japan
- Builder
- Nippon Electric Corp., Space Div., Kamoi Works
- Platform (bus)
- Geotail
Launch
- Date
- July 24, 1992 · 14:26 UTC
- Launch record
- 1992-044Success
- Rocket
- Delta 6925
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- VHEO
- Perigee
- 3,906 km
- Apogee
- 104,552 km
- Inclination
- 22.35°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- July 25, 1992
- Last known active
- Nov 28, 2022
- End of operations
- Nov 28, 2022
Size
- Mass
- 1,009 kg
- Dry mass
- 640 kg
- Length
- 1.6 m
- Diameter
- 2.20 m
- Span
- 100.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00705
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- September 7, 1992
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · September 9, 1992
- Destination
- Earth
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 1992 | Earth | Sep 7, 1992 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Sep 9, 1992 | Earth | Oct 14, 1992 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Oct 14, 1992 | Luna | Oct 15, 1992 | Flyby | Earth |
| Oct 15, 1992 | Earth | Nov 7, 1992 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Nov 7, 1992 | Luna | Nov 9, 1992 | Flyby | Earth |
| Nov 9, 1992 | Earth | Jan 9, 1993 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Jan 9, 1993 | Luna | Jan 10, 1993 | Flyby | Earth |
| Jan 10, 1993 | Earth | Feb 4, 1993 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Feb 4, 1993 | Luna | Feb 5, 1993 | Flyby | Earth |
| Feb 5, 1993 | Earth | Apr 7, 1993 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Apr 7, 1993 | Luna | Apr 9, 1993 | Flyby | Earth |
| Apr 9, 1993 | Earth | May 2, 1993 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| May 2, 1993 | Luna | May 3, 1993 | Flyby | Earth |
| May 3, 1993 | Earth | Aug 6, 1993 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Aug 6, 1993 | Luna | Aug 7, 1993 | Flyby | Earth |
| Aug 7, 1993 | Earth | Sep 1, 1993 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Sep 1, 1993 | Luna | Sep 2, 1993 | Flyby | Earth |
| Sep 2, 1993 | Earth | Sep 26, 1993 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Sep 26, 1993 | Luna | Sep 27, 1993 | Flyby | Earth |
| Sep 27, 1993 | Earth | Dec 30, 1993 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Dec 30, 1993 | Luna | Jan 1, 1994 | Flyby | Earth |
| Jan 1, 1994 | Earth | Feb 20, 1994 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Feb 20, 1994 | Luna | Feb 21, 1994 | Flyby | Earth |
| Feb 21, 1994 | Earth | Jun 28, 1994 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Jun 28, 1994 | Luna | Jun 28, 1994 | Flyby | Earth |
| Jun 28, 1994 | Earth | Oct 24, 1994 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Oct 24, 1994 | Luna | Oct 26, 1994 | Flyby | Earth |
| Oct 26, 1994 | Earth | — | In orbit | — |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q49965 (CC0).