Green Propellant Infusion Mission

NASA satellite testing a new chemical propellant. Green Propellant Infusion Mission was launched on June 25, 2019 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 14, 2020).

COSPAR 2019-036DNORAD 44342United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: GPIM
Common name: Green Propellant Infusion Mission
International designator: 2019-036D
NORAD catalog number: 44342
GCAT identifier: S44342
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/942

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: GPIM
Owner: NASA MSFC
Country: United States
Builder: Ball Aerospace
Platform (bus): BCP-100

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): LEO/E
Perigee: 701 km
Apogee: 729 km
Inclination: 23.98°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: October 14, 2020
Last known active: Aug 1, 2020
End of operations: Sep 10, 2020

Size

Mass: 154 kg
Dry mass: 140 kg
Length: 1.0 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 3.0 m

Launched together

Deep Space Atomic ClockTechnology · GA-EMS COSMIC 2-3Meteorology · NSPO Demonstration and Science ExperimentsTechnology · AFRL/RV FalconSat 7Technology · USAF Academy 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 Q16820765 (CC0).