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Humanity Star
Passive small satellite designed to reflect sunlight. Humanity Star was launched on January 21, 2018 aboard a Electron from Mahia. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 22, 2018).
COSPAR 2018-010FNORAD 43168New Zealand
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Humanity Star
- Payload designation
- Humanity Star 2
- International designator
- 2018-010F
- NORAD catalog number
- 43168
- GCAT identifier
- S43168
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/866
Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Beck Star
- Owner
- Rocket Lab
- Country
- New Zealand
- Builder
- Rocket Lab Ltd.
- Platform (bus)
- Beck Star
Launch
- Date
- January 21, 2018 · 01:43 UTC
- Launch record
- 2018-010Success
- Rocket
- Electron
- Spaceport
- Mahia · pad LC1A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 295 km
- Apogee
- 530 km
- Inclination
- 82.92°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- March 22, 2018
- Last known active
- Jan 21, 2018
- End of operations
- Jan 21, 2018
Size
- Mass
- 8 kg
- Dry mass
- 8 kg
- Length
- 1.0 m
- Diameter
- 1.00 m
- Span
- 1.0 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q47496512 (CC0).