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KySat-2

Former American CubeSat. KySat-2 was launched on November 20, 2013 aboard a Minotaur I from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 12, 2015).

COSPAR 2013-064ENORAD 39384United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: KySat-2
Other names: Elana-IV
International designator: 2013-064E
NORAD catalog number: 39384
GCAT identifier: S39384
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/736

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Kysat
Owner: Kentucky Space
Country: United States
Builder: Kentucky Space, Kentucky Science and Technology Corp.
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: November 20, 2013 · 01:15 UTC
Launch record: 2013-064Success
Rocket: Minotaur I
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 496 km
Apogee: 504 km
Inclination: 40.53°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: February 12, 2015
Last known active: Feb 25, 2014
End of operations: Feb 25, 2014

Size

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

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q127976037 (CC0).