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CXBN

Nanosatellite. CXBN was launched on September 13, 2012 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2012-048ENORAD 38762United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
CXBN
Payload designation
Unbridled Spirit
Other names
Elana-VI
International designator
2012-048E
NORAD catalog number
38762
GCAT identifier
S38762
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/711

Mission

Mission type
Astronomy
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Morehead
Owner
Morehead
Country
United States
Builder
Morehead State University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date
September 13, 2012 · 21:39 UTC
Launch record
2012-048Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC3E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
469 km
Apogee
778 km
Inclination
64.67°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Oct 22, 2012
End of operations
January 2013

Size

Mass
3 kg
Dry mass
3 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110028259 (CC0).