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Arkyd-3 Reflight
Former technology demonstration CubeSat by Planetary Resources. Arkyd-3 Reflight was launched on April 14, 2015 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 23, 2015).
COSPAR 1998-067GUNORAD 40742United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Arkyd-3R
- Common name
- Arkyd-3 Reflight
- Payload designation
- Arkyd-3
- International designator
- 1998-067GU
- NORAD catalog number
- 40742
- GCAT identifier
- S40742
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/796
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Arkyd
- Owner
- Plan. Resources
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Planetary Resources Inc.
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 3U
Launch
- Date
- April 14, 2015 · 20:10 UTC
- Launch record
- 2015-021Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 396 km
- Apogee
- 402 km
- Inclination
- 51.65°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- December 23, 2015
- Last known active
- Jul 16, 2015
- End of operations
- Jul 16, 2015
Size
- Mass
- 4 kg
- Dry mass
- 4 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.10 m
- Span
- 0.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q21329013 (CC0).