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KickSat

Citizen science project. KickSat was launched on April 18, 2014 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 14, 2014).

COSPAR 2014-022FNORAD 39685United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: KickSat
Other names: Elana-V
International designator: 2014-022F
NORAD catalog number: 39685
GCAT identifier: S39685

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: Ames
Owner: ARC
Country: United States
Builder: Cornell University
Platform (bus): Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date: April 18, 2014 · 19:25 UTC
Launch record: 2014-022Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 296 km
Apogee: 326 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 14, 2014
Last known active: May 14, 2014
End of operations: May 14, 2014

Size

Mass: 2 kg
Dry mass: 2 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 3 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.3 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6404190 (CC0).