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DCBB

DCBB was launched on September 19, 2015 aboard a Chang Zheng 6 from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 21, 2024).

COSPAR 2015-049PNORAD 40912China

Identity

Name in GCAT
DCBB
Payload designation
DCBB (CAS-3G/KT-1B)
Other names
CAS-3G,KT-1B
International designator
2015-049P
NORAD catalog number
40912
GCAT identifier
S40912
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/789

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Shenzhen
Owner
CAMSAT
Country
China
Builder
Shenzhen Hangtian DongFangHong HIT Weixing YG
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date
September 19, 2015 · 23:01 UTC
Launch record
2015-049Success
Spaceport
Taiyuan · pad LC16

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
514 km
Apogee
536 km
Inclination
97.46°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 21, 2024
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
December 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 Q67174946 (CC0).