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CubeBug-2

Cubesat built in Argentina. CubeBug-2 was launched on November 21, 2013 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-066AANORAD 39440Argentina

Identity

Name in GCAT
LUSAT-OSCAR-74
Common name
CubeBug-2
Payload designation
Manolito
Other names
LO-74,LUSAT-OSCAR-74,CubeBug-2
International designator
2013-066AA
NORAD catalog number
39440
GCAT identifier
S39440

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Satelog P
Owner
MinCyT
Country
Argentina
Builder
Investigaciones Aplicads Sociedad del Estado (INVAP SE)
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date
November 21, 2013 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record
2013-066Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
594 km
Apogee
714 km
Inclination
97.79°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
3 kg
Dry mass
3 kg
Length
0.2 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 Q17049981 (CC0).