TBEX-B (44359)

COSPAR: 2019-036W | Alt Name: E-TBEx B

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

June 25, 2019

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

LC39A

Launch Vehicle

Falcon Heavy

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

44359

International Designator

2019-036W

Decay Date

2/22/2021

Basic Satellite Info

Name

TBEX-B

Alternative Name

E-TBEx B

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

UMI/SRII

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

TBEX-B, also known as E-TBEx B, is a 3U CubeSat satellite manufactured by UMI/SRII and launched on June 25, 2019, from LC39A at AFETR using the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.3 meters in length and 0.1 meters in diameter with a span of 0.5 meters. It weighs 4 kilograms both dry and at launch. TBEX-B is equipped with a tri-frequency radio beacon as its payload, named TBEx 2, for scientific research related to the ionosphere. The satellite's power system includes four deployable solar arrays and batteries. Its shape consists of a box structure with four panels, and it operates independently without any propulsion or attitude control systems specified in the data.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.3

Diameter

0.1

Span

0.5

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Box+ 4 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

TBEx 2

Purpose

Science, ionosphere

Mission

Science, ionosphere

Manufacturer

UMI/SRII

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Cubesat 3U

Configuration

CubeSat (3U)

Motor

None

Equipment

Tri-frequency radio beacon

Power System

4 deployable solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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