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ParkinsonSAT

Ham radio satellite. ParkinsonSAT was launched on May 20, 2015 aboard a Atlas V 501 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 23, 2021).

COSPAR 2015-025DNORAD 40654United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
ParkinsonSat
Common name
ParkinsonSAT
Payload designation
ParkinsonSat-1
Other names
NO-84
International designator
2015-025D
NORAD catalog number
40654
GCAT identifier
S40654
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/796

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Defense
Program
USNA
Owner
USNA
Country
United States
Builder
US Naval Academy
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1.5U

Launch

Date
May 20, 2015 · 15:05 UTC
Launch record
2015-025Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
356 km
Apogee
700 km
Inclination
55.01°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
December 23, 2021
Last known active
December 2021
End of operations
December 2021

Size

Mass
2 kg
Dry mass
2 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q20183902 (CC0).