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Bevo-2

Failed American 3U CubeSat. Bevo-2 was launched on December 6, 2015 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 13, 2017).

COSPAR 1998-067HQNORAD 41314United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Bevo-2
Payload designation
Bevo 2/LONESTAR 2
International designator
1998-067HQ
NORAD catalog number
41314
GCAT identifier
S41314
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/800

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
UT
Owner
UT Austin
Country
United States
Builder
University of Texas - Austin
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
December 6, 2015 · 21:44 UTC
Launch record
2015-072Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
399 km
Apogee
408 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
June 13, 2017
Last known active
Jan 29, 2016
End of operations
Jan 29, 2016

Size

Mass
4 kg
Dry mass
4 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471453 (CC0).