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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2019-071RLaunched 12/5/2019

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Dragon CRS-19 Mission
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 12/5/2019
Last Contact: 7/22/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 466 km
Inclination: 51.64 deg
Dry Mass: 10 kg
Total Mass: 10 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Communications
Payload Category: COM
Payload Class: D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Manufacturer: Blue Canyon Technologies

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2019-071R
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/942