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MUBLCOM

American experimental communications satellite. MUBLCOM was launched on May 18, 1999 aboard a Pegasus XL/HAPS from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: collided (Apr 16, 2005).

COSPAR 1999-026BNORAD 25736United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: MUBLCOM
International designator: 1999-026B
NORAD catalog number: 25736
GCAT identifier: S25736
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/366

Mission

Mission type: Communications
Use: Defense
Program: Orbcomm-X
Owner: USA CECOM
Country: United States
Builder: OSC Germantown
Platform (bus): Microstar

Launch

Date: May 18, 1999 · 05:09 UTC
Launch record: 1999-026Success
Rocket: Pegasus XL/HAPS
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad RW30/12

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 772 km
Apogee: 777 km
Inclination: 97.72°
Status: Collided
Status date: April 16, 2005
Last known active: 2005
End of operations: Sep 1, 2005

Size

Mass: 48 kg
Dry mass: 48 kg
Length: 0.2 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 4.3 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1537428 (CC0).