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Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 2013-064AALaunched 11/20/2013

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: ORS-3/STPSAT-3
Launch Vehicle: Minotaur I
Launch Date: 11/20/2013
Last Contact: 1/1/2016

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 500.5 km
Inclination: 40.51 deg
Dry Mass: 5 kg
Total Mass: 5 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: National Science Foundation
Manufacturer: Hawk Institute for Space Sciences

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2013-064AA
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/736