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LACE
Artificial satellite. LACE was launched on February 14, 1990 aboard a Delta 6920-8 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 24, 2000).
COSPAR 1990-015ANORAD 20496United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- LACE
- Other names
- USA 51:U
- International designator
- 1990-015A
- NORAD catalog number
- 20496
- GCAT identifier
- S20496
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/250
Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- SDIO Delta
- Owner
- SDIO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Naval Research Lab
- Platform (bus)
- LACE
Launch
- Date
- February 14, 1990 · 16:15 UTC
- Launch record
- 1990-015Success
- Rocket
- Delta 6920-8
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 528 km
- Apogee
- 544 km
- Inclination
- 43.10°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- May 24, 2000
- Last known active
- Feb 14, 1993
- End of operations
- Feb 14, 1993
Size
- Mass
- 1,440 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,440 kg
- Length
- 2.4 m
- Diameter
- 1.40 m
- Span
- 46.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2834197 (CC0).