QB50P2 (40032)

COSPAR: 2014-033Y | Alt Name: QB50P2

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Launch Details

Launch Date

June 19, 2014

Launch Site

DLS

Launch Pad

Sh370/13

Launch Vehicle

Dnepr

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

40032

International Designator

2014-033Y

Epoch

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:28:11 GMT

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Inclination

98.08°

Right Ascension

183.22°

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Argument of Perigee

114.08°

Period

95.02 min

Mean Motion

15.15 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

QB50P2

Alternative Name

QB50P2

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

QB50

Country

Belgium

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs

1 40032U 14033Y   26185.26958178  .00010328  00000-0  55008-3 0  9993

2 40032  98.0759 183.2158 0009202 114.0833 246.1362 15.15390719655258

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Summary

QB50P2 is a CubeSat (2U) satellite, identified by NORAD with catalog ID 40032 and object ID 2014-033Y. It was launched on June 19, 2014, from Dnepr launch vehicle at Sh370/13 launch pad in DLS (Dombarovsky). The satellite measures 0.2 meters in length with a diameter of 0.1 meters and spans 0.2 meters. It has a dry mass of 2 kg and was manufactured by ISISBV for the QB50 mission, focusing on technology and thermospheric research. Equipped with FIPEX, a thermocouple experiment, and an AMSAT-Fr 435/145 MHz FM voice transponder, it uses solar cells and batteries as its power source. The satellite is box-shaped with a radar cross-section of 0.063 m² and has no propulsion system. No major events, constellation name, related satellites, or material composition data are provided.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.2

Diameter

0.1

Span

0.2

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Box

Radar Cross Section

0.063

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

QB50P2

Purpose

Technology, thermospheric research

Mission

Technology, thermospheric research

Manufacturer

ISISBV

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Cubesat 2U

Configuration

CubeSat (2U)

Motor

None

Equipment

FIPEX, Thermocouple experiment, AMSAT-Fr 435/145 MHz FM voice transponder

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

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