GEARRS

retired

CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 1998-067FZLaunched 7/13/2014

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: S.S. Janice Voss
Launch Vehicle: Antares 120
Launch Date: 7/13/2014
Last Contact: 11/22/2015

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 399.5 km
Inclination: 51.65 deg
Dry Mass: 4 kg
Total Mass: 4 kg

Payload Classification

Organizations

Operator: NearSpaceLaunch
Manufacturer: NearSpaceLaunch

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1998-067FZ
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/762

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

GEARRS-3 is the third cubesat launched in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory and U.S. Space Systems Command’s Space Test Program (STP-3) to test experimental satellite-to-satellite communication systems and tracking.

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The Globalstar Evaluation and Risk-Reduction Satellite (GEARRS) 3 is a three-unit cubesat from the Air Force Research Laboratory to test communications with the Globalstar satellite network using a patch antenna on the satellite’s exterior.

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