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GASPACS

CubeSat mission. GASPACS was launched on December 21, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 23, 2022).

COSPAR 1998-067TBNORAD 51439United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GASPACS
International designator
1998-067TB
NORAD catalog number
51439
GCAT identifier
S51439
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1050

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
USU
Owner
USU SDL
Country
United States
Builder
Utah State University, Space Dynamics Lab, (SDL)
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
December 21, 2021 · 10:07 UTC
Launch record
2021-127Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
409 km
Apogee
421 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 23, 2022
Last known active
May 6, 2022
End of operations
May 24, 2022

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q112125087 (CC0).