RaInCube

NASA meteorological CubeSat. RaInCube was launched on May 21, 2018 aboard a Antares 230 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 23, 2020).

COSPAR 1998-067NWNORAD 43548United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: RainCube
Common name: RaInCube
International designator: 1998-067NW
NORAD catalog number: 43548
GCAT identifier: S43548
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/877

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: JPL Cube
Owner: JPL
Country: United States
Builder: Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus): Cubesat 6U

Launch

Date: May 21, 2018 · 08:44 UTC
Launch record: 2018-046Success
Rocket: Antares 230
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 399 km
Apogee: 407 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: December 23, 2020
Last known active: April 2020
End of operations: December 2020

Size

Mass: 12 kg
Dry mass: 12 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.20 m
Span: 0.5 m

Launched together

Cygnus CRS OA-9EHuman spaceflight · OATK SSG HaloSatAstronomy · Iowa EnduroSat OneCommunications · Endurosat EQUiSatTechnology · Brown Univ.

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q57056876 (CC0).