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HORUS (39397)
COSPAR: 2013-064T | Alt Name: Horus
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
November 20, 2013
Launch Site
WLPIS
Launch Pad
Pad 0B
Launch Vehicle
Minotaur I
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
39397
International Designator
2013-064T
Decay Date
4/26/2018
Basic Satellite Info
Name
HORUS
Alternative Name
Horus
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
LLNL/NROC
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
The HORUS satellite, also known as Horus (OBJECT_ID: 2013-064T), is a CubeSat 3U configuration operated by LLNL/NROC and manufactured by BOHB. It was launched on November 20, 2013, from WLPIS Pad 0B using the Minotaur I launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 0.1 meter in diameter, and a span of 0.3 meters, with a dry mass of 4 kilograms. It is equipped with STARE-B payload featuring an STARE telescope for space surveillance and technology missions. HORUS utilizes four deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its shape is box-like with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.0769 square meters.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
4
Launch Mass
4
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
0.0769
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
STARE-B
Purpose
Space surveillance, technology
Mission
Space surveillance, technology
Manufacturer
BOHB
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 3U
Configuration
CubeSat (3U)
Motor
None
Equipment
STARE telescope
Power System
4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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