ANDESITE

ANDESITE (Ad-Hoc Network Demonstration for Extended Satellite-Based Inquiry and Other Team Endeavors), is a 6U CubeSat mission being developed by the Boston University Center for Space Physics. ANDESITE was launched on June 13, 2020 aboard a Electron from Mahia. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2020-037DNORAD 45726United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: ANDESITE
Payload designation: ANDESITE Mule
International designator: 2020-037D
NORAD catalog number: 45726
GCAT identifier: S45726
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/951

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: BU
Owner: BU
Country: United States
Builder: Boston University
Platform (bus): Cubesat 6U

Launch

Date: June 13, 2020 · 05:12 UTC
Launch record: 2020-037Success
Rocket: Electron
Spaceport: Mahia · pad LC1A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 582 km
Apogee: 600 km
Inclination: 97.71°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Jun 13, 2020
End of operations: Jun 14, 2020

Size

Mass: 2 kg
Dry mass: 2 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 6 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.20 m
Span: 0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113149668 (CC0).