OCSD A (AeroCube 7A)

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	40966 / 15058C
Launch date	08 Oct 2015 - 12:49 UT
Launch site	Va, SLC-3E
Launch vehicle	Atlas V-401
Mission
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	500 x 802 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	64.8 °
Period	97.6 min

OCSD Pathfinder CubeSat. Credit: The Aerospace Corporation

Launched together with: Intruder 11A - Intruder 11B - SNaP-3 - LMRSTSat - SINOD-D 1 & D 3 - AeroCube 5C - ARC 1 - BisonSat - Fox 1A - PropCube 1 - PropCube 3

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer
Platform
Operator
Mass at launch	1.5 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

AEROCUBE 7 is a NRO-sponsored Cubesat from Aerospace Corp that weighs 1.5 kilograms and will demonstrate tracking technologies, optical communications and laser communication.

External links:

EOportal.org Satellite description
Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR717), #228, #242 - update: 05.04.20