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Umbra 03

American synthetic aperture radar satellite. Umbra 03 was launched on May 25, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 7, 2024).

COSPAR 2022-057XNORAD 52753United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Umbra-03
Common name
Umbra 03
International designator
2022-057X
NORAD catalog number
52753
GCAT identifier
S52753
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1074

Mission

Mission type
Radar imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
Umbra
Owner
Umbra Labs
Country
United States
Builder
Umbra Labs
Platform (bus)
Umbra

Launch

Date
May 25, 2022 · 18:35 UTC
Launch record
2022-057Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
522 km
Apogee
535 km
Inclination
97.51°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 7, 2024
Last known active
December 2022
End of operations
July 2023

Size

Mass
65 kg
Dry mass
60 kg
Length
0.7 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
3.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q121841944 (CC0).