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Q-PACE
Spacecraft mission to study stellar accretion. Q-PACE was launched on January 17, 2021 aboard a LauncherOne from Mojave. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 9, 2024).
COSPAR 2021-002GNORAD 47315United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Q-PACE
- Payload designation
- Cu-PACE
- International designator
- 2021-002G
- NORAD catalog number
- 47315
- GCAT identifier
- S47315
Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Use
- Amateur / academic
- Program
- UCF
- Owner
- UC Central Fla
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- University of Central Florida
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 3U
Launch
- Date
- January 17, 2021 · 19:38 UTC
- Launch record
- 2021-002Success
- Rocket
- LauncherOne
- Spaceport
- Mojave · pad RW12/30
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 493 km
- Apogee
- 511 km
- Inclination
- 60.69°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- January 9, 2024
- Last known active
- Jan 17, 2021
- End of operations
- Jan 17, 2021
Size
- Mass
- 3 kg
- Dry mass
- 3 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.10 m
- Span
- 0.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q60788004 (CC0).