QUBESCOUT-S1 (39443)

COSPAR: 2013-066AD | Alt Name: QubeScout-S1

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 21, 2013

Launch Site

DLS

Launch Pad

Sh370/13

Launch Vehicle

Dnepr

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

39443

International Designator

2013-066AD

Decay Date

10/1/2024

Basic Satellite Info

Name

QUBESCOUT-S1

Alternative Name

QubeScout-S1

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

UMBC

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

QUBESCOUT-S1, also known as QubeScout-S1, is a PocketQube (2.5P) satellite launched on November 21, 2013, from the Dnepr launch vehicle at Sh370/13 in DLS. The satellite was designed and manufactured by UMBC for technology demonstration purposes. It has dimensions of 0.125 meters in length and diameter with a span of 0.125 meters, and it weighs 0.4 kilograms both dry and at launch. QUBESCOUT-S1 is powered by solar cells and batteries and has the shape of a box with an RCS value of 0.026. The satellite's equipment details are not specified in the provided data.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.125

Diameter

0.05

Span

0.125

Dry Mass

0.4

Launch Mass

0.4

Shape

Box

Radar Cross Section

0.026

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

5 cm cube, 0.4 kg

Purpose

Technology

Mission

Technology

Manufacturer

UMBC

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

PocketQub 2.5P

Configuration

PocketQube (2.5P)

Motor

None

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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