CASSIOPE

Canadian Space Agency multi-mission satellite. CASSIOPE was launched on September 29, 2013 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-055ANORAD 39265Canada

Identity

Name in GCAT: CASSIOPE
International designator: 2013-055A
NORAD catalog number: 39265
GCAT identifier: S39265
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/788

Mission

Mission type: Communications, Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: CSA
Owner: CSA
Country: Canada
Builder: Bristol Aerospace Ltd., Magellan Aerospace Corporation
Platform (bus): MAC-200

Launch

Date: September 29, 2013 · 16:00 UTC
Launch record: 2013-055Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 325 km
Apogee: 1,486 km
Inclination: 81.00°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: February 2023
End of operations: Dec 17, 2021

Size

Mass: 481 kg
Dry mass: 481 kg
Length: 1.4 m
Diameter: 1.80 m
Span: 2.0 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1022873 (CC0).