TECHEDSAT 6

Satellite. TECHEDSAT 6 was launched on November 12, 2017 aboard a Antares 230 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: transferred to another vehicle (Nov 15, 2017).

COSPAR 1998-067NKNORAD 43026United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: TechEdSat-6
Common name: TECHEDSAT 6
Payload designation: TES-6
International designator: 1998-067NK
NORAD catalog number: 43026
GCAT identifier: S43026
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/877

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: TES
Owner: ARC
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field
Platform (bus): Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date: November 12, 2017 · 12:19 UTC
Launch record: 2017-071Success
Rocket: Antares 230
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 397 km
Apogee: 406 km
Inclination: 51.65°
Status: Transferred to another vehicle
Status date: November 15, 2017
Last known active: May 2018
End of operations: May 15, 2018

Size

Mass: 4 kg
Dry mass: 4 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.8 m

Launched together

Cygnus CRS OA-8EHuman spaceflight · OATK SSG EcAMSatBiology · ARC AEROCUBE 7BTechnology · AERO AEROCUBE 7CTechnology · AERO Asgardia-1Technology · Asgardia

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471106 (CC0).