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AeroCube 3

35005. AeroCube 3 was launched on May 19, 2009 aboard a Minotaur I from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 6, 2011).

COSPAR 2009-028ENORAD 35005United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Aerocube-3
Common name
AeroCube 3
Payload designation
AC-3/Drag device
International designator
2009-028E
NORAD catalog number
35005
GCAT identifier
S35005
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/573

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
Aerocube
Owner
AERO
Country
United States
Builder
Aerospace Corp.
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
May 19, 2009 · 23:55 UTC
Launch record
2009-028Success
Spaceport
Wallops · pad Pad 0B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
427 km
Apogee
466 km
Inclination
40.48°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 6, 2011
Last known active
Dec 9, 2009
End of operations
Dec 9, 2009

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2825584 (CC0).