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PSAT-2

Amateur radio satellite of the United States. PSAT-2 was launched on June 25, 2019 aboard a Falcon Heavy from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 15, 2023).

COSPAR 2019-036RNORAD 44354United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Navy-OSCAR-104
Common name
PSAT-2
Payload designation
ParkinsonSat-2
Other names
NO-104,PSAT-2
International designator
2019-036R
NORAD catalog number
44354
GCAT identifier
S44354
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/942

Mission

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

Launch

Date
June 25, 2019 · 06:30 UTC
Launch record
2019-036Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
306 km
Apogee
849 km
Inclination
28.53°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 15, 2023
Last known active
January 2023
End of operations
January 2023

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 Q66496845 (CC0).