NEA Scout

retired

Science ExplorationcislunarCOSPAR 2022-156NLaunched 11/16/2022

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Artemis I Mission
Launch Vehicle: SLS Block 1
Launch Date: 11/16/2022
Last Contact: 11/16/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: cislunar
Altitude: 188,960 km
Inclination: 30.26 deg
Dry Mass: 14 kg
Total Mass: 14 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: PLAN
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Manufacturer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2022-156N
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1116

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Mentions

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All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

NEA Scout is a 6U NASA cubesat designed to deploy an 86-square-meter solar sail to reach a small near-Earth asteroid and collect high-resolution images.

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