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GEARRS-2

American technology demonstration CubeSat. GEARRS-2 was launched on May 20, 2015 aboard a Atlas V 501 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (2022).

COSPAR 2015-025GNORAD 40657United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
GEARRS-2
International designator
2015-025G
NORAD catalog number
40657
GCAT identifier
S40657
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/796

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
NSL
Owner
NearSpaceLaunch
Country
United States
Builder
NearSpaceLaunch
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
May 20, 2015 · 15:05 UTC
Launch record
2015-025Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
356 km
Apogee
700 km
Inclination
55.01°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
2022
Last known active
May 20, 2015
End of operations
2018

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 Q141100626 (CC0).