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DIDO-2

DIDO-2 was launched on February 15, 2017 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 12, 2024).

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Dido-2
Common name
DIDO-2
International designator
2017-008BE
NORAD catalog number
42000
GCAT identifier
S42000

Mission

Mission type
Microgravity
Use
Commercial
Program
Dido
Owner
Space Pharma
Country
Israel
Builder
SpacePharma R&D group
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
February 15, 2017 · 03:58 UTC
Launch record
2017-008Success
Rocket
PSLV-XL
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
496 km
Apogee
508 km
Inclination
97.51°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
July 12, 2024
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
June 2024

Size

Mass
4 kg
Dry mass
4 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q29612141 (CC0).