// astronomy · 1990

ROSAT

German space observatory. ROSAT was launched on June 1, 1990 aboard a Delta 6920-10 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 23, 2011).

COSPAR 1990-049ANORAD 20638Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT: ROSAT
International designator: 1990-049A
NORAD catalog number: 20638
GCAT identifier: S20638
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/396

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: DLR Astro
Owner: DLR
Country: Germany
Builder: Deutsche Aerospace AG (DASA)-Friedrichsafen (Dornier GmBH)
Platform (bus): ROSAT

Launch

Date: June 1, 1990 · 21:48 UTC
Launch record: 1990-049Success
Rocket: Delta 6920-10
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 562 km
Apogee: 584 km
Inclination: 52.99°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: October 23, 2011
Last known active: January 1999
End of operations: January 1999

Size

Mass: 2,426 kg
Dry mass: 2,426 kg
Length: 4.5 m
Diameter: 2.20 m
Span: 8.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q54284 (CC0).