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Mandrake 2 Able

Mandrake 2 Able was launched on June 30, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2021-059AENORAD 48907United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Mandrake 2A
Common name
Mandrake 2 Able
International designator
2021-059AE
NORAD catalog number
48907
GCAT identifier
S48907
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1024

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Mandrake
Owner
SDA
Country
United States
Builder
Astro Digital
Platform (bus)
Corvus-XL

Launch

Date
June 30, 2021 · 19:31 UTC
Launch record
2021-059Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
522 km
Apogee
536 km
Inclination
97.51°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
23 kg
Dry mass
23 kg
Length
0.5 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q108100666 (CC0).