Mission type | Technology |
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Operator | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
COSPAR ID | 2013-064C |
SATCAT no. | 39382 |
Website | CAPE-2 |
Mission duration | 11 months, 3 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
Manufacturer | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Launch mass | 1 kg (2.2 lb) |
Dimensions | 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 20 November 2013, 01:15[1] | UTC
Rocket | Minotaur I |
Launch site | Wallops LA-0B[2] |
Contractor | Northrop Grumman |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 23 October 2014 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 498 km (309 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 500 km (310 mi) |
Inclination | 40.51° |
Period | 93.4 minutes |
Epoch | 20 November 2013 |
CAPE-2 (Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experiment 2), or Louisiana-OSCAR 75, was an American amateur miniaturized satellite developed by students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.[3]