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SMDC ONE 1.2

SMDC ONE 1.2 was launched on September 13, 2012 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2012-048BNORAD 38759United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
SMDC-ONE 2.2 (Baker)
Common name
SMDC ONE 1.2
Payload designation
ORSES (Colony 2B-S)
International designator
2012-048B
NORAD catalog number
38759
GCAT identifier
S38759
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/711

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Defense
Program
SMDC Cube
Owner
SMDC
Country
United States
Builder
Miltec Missiles and Space Co.
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
September 13, 2012 · 21:39 UTC
Launch record
2012-048Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC3E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
470 km
Apogee
780 km
Inclination
64.67°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
November 2012
End of operations
November 2012

Size

Mass
4 kg
Dry mass
4 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14083967 (CC0).