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CanX-2

Canadian technology demonstration nanosatellite. CanX-2 was launched on April 28, 2008 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2008-021HNORAD 32790Canada

Identity

Name in GCAT: CanX-2
Other names: NLS-4
International designator: 2008-021H
NORAD catalog number: 32790
GCAT identifier: S32790
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/597

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: CanX
Owner: UTIAS-SFL
Country: Canada
Builder: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory
Platform (bus): Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date: April 28, 2008 · 03:53 UTC
Launch record: 2008-021Success
Rocket: PSLV
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad SLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 614 km
Apogee: 634 km
Inclination: 97.99°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: January 2017

Size

Mass: 3 kg
Dry mass: 3 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.3 m

Launched together

Cartosat-2AOptical imaging · ISRO CanX-6Communications · UTIAS-SFL CUTE-1.7 + APD IITechnology · TITech IMS-1Optical imaging · ISRO Compass-1Optical imaging · FH-Aachen AAUSAT-IIAstronomy · AAU Delfi-C3Technology · TU Delft SEEDS-2Technology · Nihon

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12384801 (CC0).