Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
CAPE-2 (Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
500 |
Apogee (km) |
506 |
Eccentricity |
0.000436490615451768 |
Inclination (degrees) |
40.51 |
Period (minutes) |
94.67 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
19-11-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Wallops Island Flight Facility |
Launch Vehicle |
Minotaur |
COSPAR Number |
2013-064AB |
NORAD Number |
39405 |
Comments |
Demonstrating satellite technology including stabilisation using the Earth´s magnetic field. |