BRICSat-2

Experimental amateur radio satellite. BRICSat-2 was launched on June 25, 2019 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 20, 2022).

COSPAR 2019-036SNORAD 44355United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Navy-OSCAR-103
Common name: BRICSat-2
Payload designation: BRICSat-2
International designator: 2019-036S
NORAD catalog number: 44355
GCAT identifier: S44355
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/942

Mission

Mission type: Technology, Communications
Use: Defense
Program: USNA
Owner: USNA
Country: United States
Builder: US Naval Academy
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1.5U

Launch

Date: June 25, 2019 · 06:30 UTC
Launch record: 2019-036Success
Rocket: Falcon Heavy
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 300 km
Apogee: 847 km
Inclination: 28.52°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 20, 2022
Last known active: Apr 17, 2022
End of operations: Apr 17, 2022

Size

Mass: 2 kg
Dry mass: 2 kg
Length: 0.2 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.2 m

Launched together

Deep Space Atomic ClockTechnology · GA-EMS Green Propellant Infusion MissionTechnology · NASA MSFC COSMIC 2-3Meteorology · NSPO Demonstration and Science ExperimentsTechnology · AFRL/RV FalconSat 7Technology · USAF Academy COSMIC 2-1Meteorology · NSPO COSMIC 2-4Meteorology · NSPO COSMIC 2-2Meteorology · NSPO COSMIC 2-6Meteorology · NSPO PSAT-2Communications · USNA

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q66496829 (CC0).