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Victus Nox
American technology demonstration satellite. Victus Nox was launched on September 15, 2023 aboard a Firefly Alpha from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 28, 2025).
COSPAR 2023-142ANORAD 57861United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- VICTUS NOX
- Common name
- Victus Nox
- International designator
- 2023-142A
- NORAD catalog number
- 57861
- GCAT identifier
- S57861
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/1162
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- Safari
- Owner
- USSF SSC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Millenium Space Systems/El Segundo factory
- Platform (bus)
- Altair 27U
Launch
- Date
- September 15, 2023 · 02:28 UTC
- Launch record
- 2023-142Success
- Rocket
- Firefly Alpha
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC2W
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 475 km
- Apogee
- 531 km
- Inclination
- 97.32°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- January 28, 2025
- Last known active
- Sep 15, 2023
- End of operations
- December 2024
Size
- Mass
- 100 kg
- Dry mass
- 100 kg
- Length
- 0.4 m
- Diameter
- 0.40 m
- Span
- 0.4 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q122592624 (CC0).