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PEOLE
PEOLE was launched on December 12, 1970 aboard a Diamant B from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 16, 1980).
COSPAR 1970-109ANORAD 4801France
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Peole
- Common name
- PEOLE
- International designator
- 1970-109A
- NORAD catalog number
- 4801
- GCAT identifier
- S04801
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/445
Mission
- Mission type
- Geodesy
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- CNES US
- Owner
- CNES
- Country
- France
- Builder
- Aerospatiale-Cannes
- Platform (bus)
- FR-2
Launch
- Date
- December 12, 1970 · 13:04 UTC
- Launch record
- 1970-109Success
- Rocket
- Diamant B
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad Diamant
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/E
- Perigee
- 509 km
- Apogee
- 742 km
- Inclination
- 15.01°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- June 16, 1980
- Last known active
- March 1971
- End of operations
- Mar 30, 1971
Size
- Mass
- 57 kg
- Dry mass
- 57 kg
- Length
- 0.6 m
- Diameter
- 0.70 m
- Span
- 10.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5644850 (CC0).