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HADES

Spanish amateur radio satellite. HADES was launched on January 13, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 27, 2024).

COSPAR 2022-002DANORAD 51080Spain

Identity

Name in GCAT
Spain-OSCAR 115
Common name
HADES
Payload designation
Hades
Other names
SO-115
International designator
2022-002DA
NORAD catalog number
51080
GCAT identifier
S51080

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
AMEA
Owner
AMSAT-EA
Country
Spain
Builder
AMSAT-Spain
Platform (bus)
PocketQube 1.5P

Launch

Date
January 13, 2022 · 15:25 UTC
Launch record
2022-002Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
515 km
Apogee
535 km
Inclination
97.51°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 27, 2024
Last known active
October 2022
End of operations
April 2024

Size

Mass
0 kg
Dry mass
0 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.05 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110972527 (CC0).