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NANOACE

42844. NANOACE was launched on July 14, 2017 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2017-042VNORAD 42844United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
NanoACE
Common name
NANOACE
International designator
2017-042V
NORAD catalog number
42844
GCAT identifier
S42844
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/859

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Commercial
Program
Tyvak
Owner
Tyvak NSS
Country
United States
Builder
Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems LLC
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
July 14, 2017 · 06:36 UTC
Launch record
2017-042Partial · 0.89
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
586 km
Apogee
603 km
Inclination
97.61°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Nov 24, 2017
End of operations
December 2017

Size

Mass
5 kg
Dry mass
5 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471180 (CC0).