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LOSAT-X

21553. LOSAT-X was launched on July 4, 1991 aboard a Delta 7925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 15, 1991).

COSPAR 1991-047BNORAD 21553United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
LOSAT-X
International designator
1991-047B
NORAD catalog number
21553
GCAT identifier
S21553
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/258

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning, Technology
Use
Defense
Program
SDIO SS
Owner
SDIO
Country
United States
Builder
Ball Aerospace
Platform (bus)
Quickstar

Launch

Date
July 4, 1991 · 02:32 UTC
Launch record
1991-047Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
387 km
Apogee
401 km
Inclination
39.97°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 15, 1991
Last known active
Jul 13, 1991
End of operations
Jul 13, 1991

Size

Mass
75 kg
Dry mass
75 kg
Length
1.2 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
1.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q105828691 (CC0).