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Al-Farabi-2
Al-Farabi-2 was launched on December 3, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 7, 2026).
COSPAR 2018-099AZNORAD 43805Kazakhstan
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Al-Farabi 2
- Common name
- Al-Farabi-2
- International designator
- 2018-099AZ
- NORAD catalog number
- 43805
- GCAT identifier
- S43805
Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Use
- Amateur / academic
- Program
- Al Farabi
- Owner
- Al-Farabi KNU
- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Builder
- Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 3U
Launch
- Date
- December 3, 2018 · 18:34 UTC
- Launch record
- 2018-099Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 573 km
- Apogee
- 589 km
- Inclination
- 97.77°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- May 7, 2026
- Last known active
- August 2024
- End of operations
- March 2026
Size
- Mass
- 4 kg
- Dry mass
- 4 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.10 m
- Span
- 0.3 m
Launched together
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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q65297304 (CC0).