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KuiperSat P2

Satellite. KuiperSat P2 was launched on October 6, 2023 aboard a Atlas V 501 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 29, 2025).

COSPAR 2023-154ANORAD 58013United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
KuiperSat-2
Common name
KuiperSat P2
Payload designation
Kuiper Protoflight 2
International designator
2023-154A
NORAD catalog number
58013
GCAT identifier
S58013
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
484 km
Apogee
504 km
Inclination
29.99°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 29, 2025
Last known active
Oct 6, 2023
End of operations
April 2025

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 Q122965908 (CC0).