KUIPER-P2 (58013)

COSPAR: 2023-154A | Alt Name: KuiperSat-2
DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

October 6, 2023

Launch Pad

SLC41

Launch Vehicle

Atlas V 501

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

58013

International Designator

2023-154A

Decay Date

4/29/2025

Basic Satellite Info

Name

KUIPER-P2

Alternative Name

KuiperSat-2

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

KUIP

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary
KUIPER-P2, also known as KuiperSat-2, is an experimental communication satellite launched on October 6, 2023, from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using the Atlas V 501 launch vehicle. The spacecraft has a configuration of Box + 2 pan shape with dimensions: length and diameter both measuring 2 meters and a span of 10 meters. It was manufactured by KUIP (Kuiper) and is owned by the same entity, weighing 600 kilograms at launch and having the same dry mass post-launch. The satellite's power source includes solar arrays and batteries, and its purpose is to conduct experimental communication missions as part of the Kuiper constellation project.
Physical Characteristics

Length

2

Diameter

2

Span

10

Dry Mass

600

Launch Mass

600

Shape

Box + 2 pan

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Kuiper Protoflight 2

Purpose

Experimental Communication

Mission

Experimental Communication

Manufacturer

KUIP

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Kuiper

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

?

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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