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AVUM R/B
Launch Details
| Launched | 2 December 2015 |
| Flight ended | 15 March 2017 |
| Status | Decayed |
| Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana |
| Owner | France |
| NORAD ID | 41044 |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-070B |
| Observing |
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 5.975° |
| Eccentricity | 0.08448 |
| RA ascending node | 13.095 hr |
| Argument perigee | 44.022° |
| Mean anomaly | 322.470° |
| Orbital period | 101.345 min |
| Epoch of osculation | 29 Dec 2015, 01:21 |
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 221.2 km |
| Mean Altitude | 829.5 km |
| Peak Altitude | 1437.8 km |
Timeline
| 2015 Dec 3 | – | Launch from Guiana Space Centre |
| 2016 Jan 22 | – | Insertion into Lissajous orbit around L1 |
| 2016 Mar 1 | – | Start of in-flight testing |
| 2016 Mar 8 | – | Start of scientific operations |
| 2016 Jun 7 | – | Publication of first results |
| 2017 Jun 30 | – | Spacecraft decommissioned |
| 2018 Feb 5 | – | Publication of final results |
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
LISA PATHFINDER