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Orbit Guard 2

Orbit Guard 2 was launched on February 27, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: escaped to another body, attached (Mar 4, 2025).

COSPAR 2025-038GCAT D01197France

Identity

Name in GCAT
Orbit Guard 2
International designator
2025-038
GCAT identifier
D01197

Mission

Mission type
—
Owner
Infinite Orbits
Country
France
Builder
Space Inventor A/S
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 16U

Launch

Date
February 27, 2025 · 00:16 UTC
Launch record
2025-038Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
PCO
Status
Escaped to another body, attached
Status date
March 4, 2025

Size

Mass
20 kg
Dry mass
20 kg

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D01197
Final central body
Luna
Phase start
March 2, 2025
Phase outcome
Escaped to another body, attached · March 4, 2025
Destination
Earth

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Feb 27, 2025EarthMar 2, 2025Escaped to another body, attachedLuna
Mar 4, 2025Earth—In orbit, attached to another object—

Landings and impacts

WorldTypeResultTouchdownSiteCoordinates
LunaRoverLanded and operatedMar 6, 2025—-84.79, -29.20
LunaRoverLanded and operatedMar 6, 2025—-84.79, -29.20
LunaRoverLanded and operatedMar 6, 2025—-84.79, -29.20

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