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YAM-2 (48911)
COSPAR: 2021-059AJ | Alt Name: YAM-2
DECAYED
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Launch Details
Launch Date
June 30, 2021
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
48911
International Designator
2021-059AJ
Decay Date
8/28/2025
Basic Satellite Info
Name
YAM-2
Alternative Name
YAM-2
Type
Payload
Status
Decayed
Owner
LOFT
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Summary
YAM-2 is a microsatellite launched by LOFT on June 30, 2021, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40 using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.5 meters in length and diameter with a span of 1 meter, weighing 80 kilograms at launch and in dry mass. YAM-2 is equipped with deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power generation. Its mission and purpose are focused on technology applications. Manufactured by RAYBL, the satellite has a box shape with two panels and operates under the X-SAT Microsat/ESPAsat configuration.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.5
Diameter
0.5
Span
1
Dry Mass
80
Launch Mass
80
Shape
Box+ 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
YAM-2
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
RAYBL
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
YAM
Configuration
X-SAT Microsat/ESPAsat
Motor
None
Equipment
see above
Power System
Deployable fixed solar arrays, solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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