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NEA Scout

NEA Scout was launched on November 16, 2022 aboard a SLS Block 1 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: flyby (Nov 22, 2022).

COSPAR 2022-156HGCAT D01111United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
NEA Scout
International designator
2022-156H
GCAT identifier
D01111

Mission

Mission type
—
Owner
JPL
Country
United States
Builder
Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 6U

Launch

Date
November 16, 2022 · 06:47 UTC
Launch record
2022-156Success
Rocket
SLS Block 1
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
PCO
Status
Flyby
Status date
November 22, 2022

Size

Mass
14 kg
Dry mass
14 kg

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D01111
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
November 20, 2022
Phase outcome
Flyby · November 22, 2022
Destination
Earth

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Nov 16, 2022EarthNov 20, 2022Escaped to another bodyLuna
Nov 22, 2022EarthDec 13, 2022Escaped to another bodyHCO

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