Umbra 01

American synthetic aperture radar satellite. Umbra 01 was launched on June 30, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 30, 2024).

COSPAR 2021-059ADNORAD 48906United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Umbra-01
Common name: Umbra 01
Payload designation: Umbra-SAR 2001
International designator: 2021-059AD
NORAD catalog number: 48906
GCAT identifier: S48906
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1024

Mission

Mission type: Radar imaging
Use: Commercial
Program: Umbra
Owner: Umbra Labs
Country: United States
Builder: Umbra Labs
Platform (bus): Umbra

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: 522 km
Apogee: 535 km
Inclination: 97.51°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: April 30, 2024
Last known active: July 2021
End of operations: December 2023

Size

Mass: 65 kg
Dry mass: 60 kg
Length: 0.7 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 3.8 m

Launched together

Mandrake 2 AbleCommunications · SDA Mandrake 2 BakerCommunications · SDA Capella-5Radar imaging · Capella Space QMR-KWTTechnology · Orbital Space KW SPARTANTechnology · Endurosat

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q121841901 (CC0).