// signals intelligence · 2023

MRC-100

Former Hungarian picosatellite. MRC-100 was launched on June 12, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 7, 2025).

COSPAR 2023-084BVNORAD 56993Hungary

Identity

Name in GCAT: MRC-100
International designator: 2023-084BV
NORAD catalog number: 56993
GCAT identifier: S56993
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1211

Mission

Mission type: Signals intelligence
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: BUTE
Owner: BME
Country: Hungary
Builder: Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Platform (bus): PocketQube 3P

Launch

Date: June 12, 2023 · 21:35 UTC
Launch record: 2023-084Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 516 km
Apogee: 543 km
Inclination: 97.51°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: January 7, 2025
Last known active: Jun 22, 2023
End of operations: December 2024

Size

Mass: 0 kg
Dry mass: 0 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.05 m
Span: 0.1 m

Launched together

Aces-3Communications · DARPA QPS-SAR-6Radar imaging · QPS Labs Aces-4Communications · DARPA Aces-2Communications · DARPA Aces-1Communications · DARPA W-Series 1Technology · Varda Space Spei SatellesTechnology · PolyTorino URESAT-1Communications · URE EPIC Hyper-2Optical imaging · AAC ClydeSpace

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q119795105 (CC0).