FalconSat 7

Satellite. FalconSat 7 was launched on June 25, 2019 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 2, 2021).

COSPAR 2019-036JNORAD 44347United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: FalconSat-7
Common name: FalconSat 7
Payload designation: DOTSI
International designator: 2019-036J
NORAD catalog number: 44347
GCAT identifier: S44347
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/928

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Defense
Program: Falconsat
Owner: USAF Academy
Country: United States
Builder: United States Air Force Academy
Platform (bus): Cubesat 3U

Launch

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

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 306 km
Apogee: 851 km
Inclination: 28.52°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: July 2, 2021
Last known active: Jun 25, 2019
End of operations: Jun 25, 2019

Size

Mass: 5 kg
Dry mass: 5 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 1.0 m

Launched together

Deep Space Atomic ClockTechnology · GA-EMS Green Propellant Infusion MissionTechnology · NASA MSFC COSMIC 2-3Meteorology · NSPO Demonstration and Science ExperimentsTechnology · AFRL/RV COSMIC 2-1Meteorology · NSPO COSMIC 2-4Meteorology · NSPO COSMIC 2-2Meteorology · NSPO COSMIC 2-6Meteorology · NSPO PSAT-2Communications · USNA BRICSat-2Technology · USNA

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q96757682 (CC0).