ANDE-Castor

Former American atmospheric density research satellite. ANDE-Castor was launched on July 15, 2009 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 18, 2010).

COSPAR 2009-038FNORAD 35694United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: ANDE-Castor
Payload designation: ANDE Active Sphere
Other names: STP-H2:PN
International designator: 2009-038F
NORAD catalog number: 35694
GCAT identifier: S35694
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/587

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Defense
Program: ANDE
Owner: USAF STP
Country: United States
Builder: Naval Research Lab

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: 328 km
Apogee: 333 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: August 18, 2010
Last known active: Jul 15, 2009
End of operations: Aug 18, 2010

Size

Mass: 50 kg
Dry mass: 50 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 0.5 m

Launched together

STS-127Human spaceflight · NASA JSC AggieSat2Technology · Texas A&M ANDE-PolluxTechnology · 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 Q115927264 (CC0).