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CAPE-1

31130. CAPE-1 was launched on April 17, 2007 aboard a Dnepr from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2007-012PNORAD 31130United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
CAPE 1
Common name
CAPE-1
International designator
2007-012P
NORAD catalog number
31130
GCAT identifier
S31130
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/524

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
ULALA
Owner
UL-Lafayette
Country
United States
Builder
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
April 17, 2007 · 06:46 UTC
Launch record
2007-012Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC109/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
646 km
Apogee
792 km
Inclination
98.08°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
2010

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5008741 (CC0).