KEPLER-8 (AMAROK) (47476)

COSPAR: 2021-006BR | Alt Name: Amarok

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

January 24, 2021

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

LC40

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

47476

International Designator

2021-006BR

Decay Date

6/16/2024

Basic Satellite Info

Name

KEPLER-8 (AMAROK)

Alternative Name

Amarok

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

KEPLER

Country

Canada

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

KEPLER-8 (AMAROK), also known as Amarok, is a 6U CubeSat manufactured by KEPLER/UTIAS and launched on January 24, 2021, from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. With dimensions of 0.3 meters in length, 0.2 meters in diameter, and 0.7 meters in span, it has a dry mass of 15 kilograms and was designed for communication M2M/IoT purposes. It is equipped with SDR and narrowband communications payload powered by solar cells and batteries. The satellite's shape consists of a box with two panels and it is owned by KEPLER.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.3

Diameter

0.2

Span

0.7

Dry Mass

Launch Mass

Shape

Box + 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Kepler-8

Purpose

Communication M2M/IoT

Mission

Communication M2M/IoT

Manufacturer

KEPLER/UTIAS

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Cubesat 6U

Configuration

CubeSat (6UXL)

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

SDR, narrowband communications payload

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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