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MOVE-II
German educational microsatellite. MOVE-II was launched on December 3, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 18, 2025).
COSPAR 2018-099YNORAD 43780Germany
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- MOVE-IIa
- Common name
- MOVE-II
- Payload designation
- MOVE 2
- International designator
- 2018-099Y
- NORAD catalog number
- 43780
- GCAT identifier
- S43780
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/907
Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Use
- Amateur / academic
- Program
- TUM
- Owner
- TU Munchen
- Country
- Germany
- Builder
- Technical University of Munich
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 1U
Launch
- Date
- December 3, 2018 · 18:34 UTC
- Launch record
- 2018-099Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 572 km
- Apogee
- 590 km
- Inclination
- 97.76°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- July 18, 2025
- Last known active
- February 2023
- End of operations
- June 2025
Size
- Mass
- 1 kg
- Dry mass
- 1 kg
- Length
- 0.1 m
- Diameter
- 0.10 m
- Span
- 0.1 m
Launched together
Elysium Star 2Technology · Spaceflight IndSTPSat-5Technology · USAF STPFox-1CliffTechnology · AMSAT-NAOrbital ReflectorTechnology · Nevada Mus ArtMOVE-IITechnology · Exseed SpaceEnochTechnology · LACMAIRVINE02Calibration · SPAWARITASat-1Technology · ITAKazSciSatTechnology · Ghalam LLPEaglet-1Technology · OHB-I
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q105245387 (CC0).