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KuiperSat P1

Satellite. KuiperSat P1 was launched on October 6, 2023 aboard a Atlas V 501 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 29, 2024).

COSPAR 2023-154BNORAD 58014United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
KuiperSat-1
Common name
KuiperSat P1
Payload designation
Kuiper Protoflight 1
International designator
2023-154B
NORAD catalog number
58014
GCAT identifier
S58014
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1179

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Kuiper
Country
United States
Builder
Kuiper Systems LLC
Platform (bus)
Kuiper

Launch

Date
October 6, 2023 · 18:06 UTC
Launch record
2023-154Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
482 km
Apogee
504 km
Inclination
29.99°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
September 29, 2024
Last known active
Oct 6, 2023
End of operations
Sep 26, 2024

Size

Mass
600 kg
Dry mass
600 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q122965932 (CC0).