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Demonstration and Science Experiments

Spacecraft. Demonstration and Science Experiments was launched on June 25, 2019 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2019-036FNORAD 44344United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
DSX
Common name
Demonstration and Science Experiments
Other names
STP-2:PN
International designator
2019-036F
NORAD catalog number
44344
GCAT identifier
S44344
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/942

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
LDPE
Owner
AFRL/RV
Country
United States
Builder
Microsat Systems Inc (MSI)
Platform (bus)
ESPA

Launch

Date
June 25, 2019 · 06:30 UTC
Launch record
2019-036Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
5,999 km
Apogee
12,039 km
Inclination
42.20°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
May 31, 2021
End of operations
May 31, 2021

Size

Mass
668 kg
Dry mass
668 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
2.60 m
Span
80.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3022231 (CC0).