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Arkyd-6A
Former technology demonstration satellite by Planetary Resources. Arkyd-6A was launched on January 12, 2018 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 28, 2024).
COSPAR 2018-004VNORAD 43130United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Arkyd-6A
- International designator
- 2018-004V
- NORAD catalog number
- 43130
- GCAT identifier
- S43130
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/877
Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Arkyd
- Owner
- Plan. Resources
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Planetary Resources Inc.
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 6U
Launch
- Date
- January 12, 2018 · 03:59 UTC
- Launch record
- 2018-004Success
- Rocket
- PSLV-XL
- Spaceport
- Sriharikota · pad FLP
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 493 km
- Apogee
- 505 km
- Inclination
- 97.56°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- February 28, 2024
- Last known active
- August 2022
- End of operations
- 2023
Size
- Mass
- 10 kg
- Dry mass
- 10 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.20 m
- Span
- 0.5 m
Launched together
Cartosat-2FOptical imaging · ISROLEO 1Communications · Telesat (Loral)ICEYE X1Radar imaging · ICEYECarbonite 2Optical imaging · Earth-iMicrosat-TDTechnology · DRDOPicSatAstronomy · MeudonFox-1DCommunications · AMSAT-NASTEP Cube LabTechnology · Chosun USPACEBEE-4Communications · Swarm TechSPACEBEE-3Communications · Swarm Tech
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q25449703 (CC0).