SPACEBEE-21 (46300)

COSPAR: 2020-061AE | Alt Name: SpaceBEE 21

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

September 3, 2020

Launch Site

FRGUI

Launch Pad

ZLV

Launch Vehicle

Vega

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

46300

International Designator

2020-061AE

Decay Date

6/13/2023

Basic Satellite Info

Name

SPACEBEE-21

Alternative Name

SpaceBEE 21

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

SWARM

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

SPACEBEE-21, also known as SpaceBEE 21, is a CubeSat (0.25U) communication satellite launched by SWARM on September 3, 2020, from the FRGUI launch site using Vega as the launch vehicle. The spacecraft measures 0.025 meters in length and has a span of 0.9 meters with a diameter of 0.1 meters. It has a dry mass of 0.284 kilograms and operates on solar cells powered by batteries for its mission related to Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes. The satellite's shape is described as a box with two antennas, and it was manufactured in the United States under the ownership of SWARM.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.025

Diameter

0.1

Span

0.9

Dry Mass

0.284

Launch Mass

0.284

Shape

Box+2 ant

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

SpaceBEE 21

Purpose

Communication M2M/IoT

Mission

Communication M2M/IoT

Manufacturer

SWARM

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Cubesat 0.25U

Configuration

CubeSat (0.25U)

Motor

None

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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