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O/OREOS

NASA nanosatellite with 2 astrobiology experiments on board. O/OREOS was launched on November 20, 2010 aboard a Minotaur IV from Kodiak. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2010-062CNORAD 37224United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
O/OREOS
Other names
USA 219
International designator
2010-062C
NORAD catalog number
37224
GCAT identifier
S37224
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/611

Mission

Mission type
Biology
Use
Civil government
Program
Ames
Owner
ARC
Country
United States
Builder
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
November 20, 2010 · 01:25 UTC
Launch record
2010-062Success
Spaceport
Kodiak · pad LP1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
624 km
Apogee
654 km
Inclination
71.97°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
May 28, 2016

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4356658 (CC0).