AggieSat2

Former American nanosatellite. AggieSat2 was launched on July 15, 2009 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 17, 2010).

COSPAR 2009-038BNORAD 35690United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: DRAGONSAT AggieSat 2
Common name: AggieSat2
Payload designation: AggieSat 2
International designator: 2009-038B
NORAD catalog number: 35690
GCAT identifier: S35690
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/587

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: TAMU
Owner: Texas A&M
Country: United States
Builder: Texas A&M University
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: July 15, 2009 · 22:03 UTC
Launch record: 2009-038Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 325 km
Apogee: 332 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 17, 2010
Last known active: Feb 5, 2010
End of operations: Mar 17, 2010

Size

Mass: 2 kg
Dry mass: 2 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 3 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.1 m

Launched together

STS-127Human spaceflight · NASA JSC ANDE-PolluxTechnology · USAF STP ANDE-CastorTechnology · USAF STP Inter-orbit Communication System-Exposed FacilityTechnology · JAXA

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111496821 (CC0).