Astraeus

retired

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2022-002CBLaunched 1/13/2022

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transporter-3
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 1/13/2022
Last Contact: 8/22/2025

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 529.5 km
Inclination: 97.51 deg
Dry Mass: 15 kg
Total Mass: 15 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Kepler Communications
Manufacturer: Kepler Communications

Constellation

Name: Kepler Network
Active Satellites: 12
Planned Satellites: 18

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2022-002CB
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1060

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Mentions

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All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Nils Averesch is an assistant professor in the University of Florida Department of Microbiology and Cell Science and a member of the Astraeus Space Institute.

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