AEROCUBE 7B

Satellite. AEROCUBE 7B was launched on November 12, 2017 aboard a Antares 230 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 6, 2022).

COSPAR 2017-071FNORAD 43042United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Aerocube 7B
Common name: AEROCUBE 7B
Payload designation: AC-7B
Other names: OCSD B
International designator: 2017-071F
NORAD catalog number: 43042
GCAT identifier: S43042
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/877

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Defense
Program: Aerocube
Owner: AERO
Country: United States
Builder: Aerospace Corp.
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1.5U

Launch

Date: November 12, 2017 · 12:19 UTC
Launch record: 2017-071Success
Rocket: Antares 230
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 449 km
Apogee: 456 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 6, 2022
Last known active: April 2019
End of operations: July 2022

Size

Mass: 2 kg
Dry mass: 2 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 2 kg
Length: 0.2 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.2 m

Launched together

Cygnus CRS OA-8EHuman spaceflight · OATK SSG EcAMSatBiology · ARC TECHEDSAT 6Technology · ARC AEROCUBE 7CTechnology · AERO Asgardia-1Technology · Asgardia

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471116 (CC0).