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GLOMR
Former American military communications satellite. GLOMR was launched on October 30, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 26, 1986).
COSPAR 1985-104BNORAD 16231United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- GLOMR
- Other names
- STP S85-6:PN
- International designator
- 1985-104B
- NORAD catalog number
- 16231
- GCAT identifier
- S16231
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/143
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- DARPA Light
- Owner
- DARPA
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Defense Systems Inc
- Platform (bus)
- GLOMR
Launch
- Date
- October 30, 1985 · 17:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 1985-104Success
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 311 km
- Apogee
- 333 km
- Inclination
- 56.99°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- December 26, 1986
- Last known active
- Oct 2, 1986
- End of operations
- Dec 26, 1986
Size
- Mass
- 68 kg
- Dry mass
- 68 kg
- Length
- 0.4 m
- Diameter
- 0.40 m
- Span
- 0.4 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17265631 (CC0).