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IRVINE02

IRVINE02 was launched on December 3, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-099WNORAD 43778United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
SPAWAR-CAL-OR
Common name
IRVINE02
International designator
2018-099W
NORAD catalog number
43778
GCAT identifier
S43778
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/924

Mission

Mission type
Calibration
Use
Defense
Program
Spawar
Owner
SPAWAR
Country
United States
Builder
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Space Field Activity
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
December 3, 2018 · 18:34 UTC
Launch record
2018-099Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
573 km
Apogee
591 km
Inclination
97.77°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 3, 2018
End of operations
Dec 3, 2018

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q56290173 (CC0).