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Tintin A
Satellite. Tintin A was launched on February 22, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 29, 2020).
COSPAR 2018-020BNORAD 43216United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Tintin A
- Payload designation
- Starlink Microsat 2A
- International designator
- 2018-020B
- NORAD catalog number
- 43216
- GCAT identifier
- S43216
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/877
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Starlink 0
- Owner
- SpaceX/Seattle
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- SpaceX (Seattle)
- Platform (bus)
- SpXMicro
Launch
- Date
- February 22, 2018 · 14:17 UTC
- Launch record
- 2018-020Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 500 km
- Apogee
- 517 km
- Inclination
- 97.46°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- August 29, 2020
- Last known active
- March 2020
- End of operations
- February 2019
Size
- Mass
- 350 kg
- Dry mass
- 350 kg
- Length
- 1.5 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 6.0 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q56307467 (CC0).