Geotail
General
| Designation | 22049 / 92044A |
| Launch date | 24 Jul 1992 at 14:26 UT |
| Country of origin | United States and Japan |
| Mission | Scientific: lunar gravity study |
| Perigee/Apogee | 41363/58542 km |
| Inclination | 22.4° |
| Period | 4750.6 min |
| Launch vehicle | Delta 2 #212 |
Launched under the MELVS contract
End of life
| Out of service | Nov 2022 |
| Cause | Data recorder failure |
External resources
http://www.gtl.isas.jaxa.jp/
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/NASA.Projects/Space.Science/Sun-Earth.Connection/GEOTAIL/
http://hurlbut.jhuapl.edu/Geotail/
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