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CP-6

Single-unit CubeSat which was built and operated by the California Polytechnic State University. CP-6 was launched on May 19, 2009 aboard a Minotaur I from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 6, 2011).

COSPAR 2009-028CNORAD 35003United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: CP6
Common name: CP-6
Payload designation: CalPoly CP6
International designator: 2009-028C
NORAD catalog number: 35003
GCAT identifier: S35003
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/573

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: CP
Owner: Cal Poly
Country: United States
Builder: California Polytechnic State University
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: May 19, 2009 · 23:55 UTC
Launch record: 2009-028Success
Rocket: Minotaur I
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 426 km
Apogee: 466 km
Inclination: 40.46°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: October 6, 2011
Last known active: September 2011
End of operations: September 2011

Size

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

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5013578 (CC0).