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SPARTAN

CubeSat launched in 2021. SPARTAN was launched on June 30, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 26, 2026).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: SPARTAN
International designator: 2021-059CP
NORAD catalog number: 48964
GCAT identifier: S48964
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1295

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Commercial
Program: Endurosat
Owner: Endurosat
Country: Bulgaria
Builder: EnduroSat Trading EOOD
Platform (bus): Cubesat 6U

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: 532 km
Inclination: 97.51°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 26, 2026
Last known active: July 2021
End of operations: July 2026

Size

Mass: 10 kg
Dry mass: 10 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.20 m
Span: 0.3 m

Launched together

Umbra 01Radar imaging · Umbra Labs Mandrake 2 AbleCommunications · SDA Mandrake 2 BakerCommunications · SDA Capella-5Radar imaging · Capella Space QMR-KWTTechnology · Orbital Space KW

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113252304 (CC0).