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PROMETHEUS 2-1

41854. PROMETHEUS 2-1 was launched on November 11, 2016 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 3, 2025).

COSPAR 2016-067GNORAD 41854United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Prometheus 2.1
Common name
PROMETHEUS 2-1
Payload designation
Prometheus 2-1
International designator
2016-067G
NORAD catalog number
41854
GCAT identifier
S41854
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/802

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
Prometheus
Owner
SOCOM
Country
United States
Builder
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1.5U

Launch

Date
November 11, 2016 · 18:30 UTC
Launch record
2016-067Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC3E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
572 km
Apogee
582 km
Inclination
97.97°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
December 3, 2025
Last known active
Nov 11, 2016
End of operations
2024

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471359 (CC0).