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VesselSat-2
38047. VesselSat-2 was launched on January 9, 2012 aboard a Chang Zheng 4B from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 27, 2016).
COSPAR 2012-001BNORAD 38047Luxembourg
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- VesselSat2
- Common name
- VesselSat-2
- Payload designation
- AIS VesselSat 2
- Other names
- Orbcomm FM43
- International designator
- 2012-001B
- NORAD catalog number
- 38047
- GCAT identifier
- S38047
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.425
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- LUXS
- Owner
- LuxSpace
- Country
- Luxembourg
- Builder
- LuxSpace Sarl (OHB)
- Platform (bus)
- AIS
Launch
- Date
- January 9, 2012 · 03:17 UTC
- Launch record
- 2012-001Success
- Rocket
- Chang Zheng 4B
- Spaceport
- Taiyuan · pad LC9
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 489 km
- Apogee
- 500 km
- Inclination
- 97.49°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- October 27, 2016
- Last known active
- January 2015
- End of operations
- Oct 27, 2016
Size
- Mass
- 28 kg
- Dry mass
- 28 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.30 m
- Span
- 0.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4052665 (CC0).