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DAVE

Satellite testing tungsten metal dampening. DAVE was launched on September 15, 2018 aboard a Delta 7420-10C from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 12, 2023).

COSPAR 2018-070CNORAD 43615United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
CP7
Common name
DAVE
Payload designation
CalPoly CP7
Other names
DAVE
International designator
2018-070C
NORAD catalog number
43615
GCAT identifier
S43615
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/877*

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
September 15, 2018 · 13:02 UTC
Launch record
2018-070Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/P
Perigee
447 km
Apogee
466 km
Inclination
93.03°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 12, 2023
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
February 2023

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q60744902 (CC0).