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Chimera GEO 1

Chimera GEO 1 was launched on February 27, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Feb 27, 2025).

COSPAR 2025-038BNORAD 63100Uruguay

Identity

Name in GCAT
Chimera GEO 1
Payload designation
Chimera GEO-1
International designator
2025-038B
NORAD catalog number
63100
GCAT identifier
S63100

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Commercial
Program
Epic
Owner
Epic
Country
Uruguay
Builder
Epic Aerospace (Argentina)
Platform (bus)
Chimera

Launch

Date
February 27, 2025 · 00:16 UTC
Launch record
2025-038Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
CLO
Perigee
211 km
Apogee
367,501 km
Inclination
28.52°
Status
Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date
February 27, 2025
Last known active
Feb 27, 2025
End of operations
September 2025

Size

Mass
301 kg
Dry mass
150 kg
Length
1.2 m
Diameter
0.70 m
Span
1.2 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D01183
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
March 2, 2025
Phase outcome
Escaped to another body · March 4, 2025
Destination
Earth

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Feb 27, 2025EarthMar 2, 2025Escaped to another bodyLuna
Mar 4, 2025Earth—In orbit, no recent tracking—

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