UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379 | CubeSail USAT | Cubesail USAT | NR | USA | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Civil | Technology Development | LEO | Polar | 0 | 494 | 511 | 1.24E-03 | 85.04 | 94.7 | 3 | 2018/12/16 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | USA | Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 | Electron | 2018-104K | 43858 | Consists of two 1.5-unit CubeSats; will separate once in orbit and unspool a 250-meter solar sail ribbon between the two. Test novel approaches to using solar sails for propulsion. | JMSatcat/3_19 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/17/nasa-rocket-lab-partner-on-successful-satellite-launch-from-new-zealand/ |
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