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Umbra 06

American synthetic aperture radar satellite. Umbra 06 was launched on April 15, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 18, 2024).

COSPAR 2023-054WNORAD 56198United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Umbra-06
Common name
Umbra 06
International designator
2023-054W
NORAD catalog number
56198
GCAT identifier
S56198
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1130

Mission

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

Launch

Date
April 15, 2023 · 06:47 UTC
Launch record
2023-054Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
492 km
Apogee
507 km
Inclination
97.41°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
November 18, 2024
Last known active
Apr 15, 2023
End of operations
October 2024

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 Q121841955 (CC0).