International Designator (Pacifica)

From TSP Encyclopedia
Revision as of 14:39, 1 May 2024 by LordGianni (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The International Designator, also known as COSPAR ID, is an international identifier assigned to artificial objects in space. It consists of the launch year, a letter code comprised of one to four letters representing the nation, international organization or private company of said spacecraft, a three-digit incrementing launch number of that year from that nation/international organization/private company, and up to a three-letter code representing the sequential identifier of a piece in a launch.

For example, 2022-R001A is the Gaheia-P rocket on its first mission, EGP-1 (nicknamed Christina), which carried the Enosi module (2022-R001B) into space for the space station Orízontas-1 (Central Cordilian Space Station outside Rhayna).

Spacecraft which do not complete an orbit of the Earth, for example launches which fail to achieve orbit, are not assigned IDs.