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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2023-084LLaunched 6/12/2023

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Transporter-8
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 6/12/2023
Last Contact: 12/22/2025

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 525.5 km
Inclination: 97.51 deg
Dry Mass: 23 kg
Total Mass: 23 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
Manufacturer: Blue Canyon Technologies

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2023-084L
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1146