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Launch · COSPAR 2006-016 · 28 Apr 2006

CLOUDSAT

Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California · US34.74°, -120.57°

Payloads

2

Catalogued objects

5

payloads + rocket bodies + debris

Still on orbit

3

Decayed

2

40% of objects

Owners (SATCAT owner codes)

Launch site: Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaVandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California

Catalogue

Objects from this launch · 5

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Payload Payload · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
CLOUDSAT291072006-016AUnknownLEO604 / 613 km98.39°on orbit—
CALIPSO291082006-016BUnknownLEO662 / 664 km98.45°on orbit—

Rocket body Rocket body · 1

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 2 R/B291092006-016CDecayedLEO119 / 173 km102.73°06 Jul 2006—

Debris Debris · 2

NameNORADCOSPARStatusOrbitPerigee / apogeeIncl.DecayedOperator
DELTA 2 DEB [DPAF]291102006-016DInactiveLEO450 / 457 km98.32°on orbit—
DELTA 2 DEB385452006-016EDecayedLEO189 / 221 km98.35°08 Sept 2012—

Record

Launch record

COSPAR launch id
2006-016
Launch date(SATCAT, UTC)
28 Apr 2006
Launch site
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California
Site code
AFWTR
SatelliteIndex id
lch_01M28X3HYKRWA0HSQH65PWSBDD

Timeline

Events

No events recorded for this launch or its objects.

This launch is derived from catalogued objects sharing the international designator 2006-016; date and site come from SATCAT. See the methodology.

CLOUDSAT — Launch 2006-016, 28 Apr 2006 | SatelliteIndex