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QMR-KWT

QMR-KWT was launched on June 30, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 7, 2024).

COSPAR 2021-059BSNORAD 48943Kuwait

Identity

Name in GCAT
QMR-KWT
International designator
2021-059BS
NORAD catalog number
48943
GCAT identifier
S48943
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1027

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Commercial
Program
OrbSp Kwt
Owner
Orbital Space KW
Country
Kuwait
Builder
Orbital Space (Dubai)
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
June 30, 2021 · 19:31 UTC
Launch record
2021-059Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
519 km
Apogee
533 km
Inclination
97.51°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
September 7, 2024
Last known active
January 2023
End of operations
August 2024

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 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 Q109298151 (CC0).