SHARC

USA

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Launch data:

Designation 42712 / 98067LT
Launch date 18 Apr 2017 - 15:11 UT
Launch site CC, SLC-41
Launch vehicle  Atlas V-401
Mission Technology, Radar calibration
Launch platform ISS Kibo, LEO
Deployment date 17 May 2017 - 12:40 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee 400 x 404 km
Inclination  51.6°
Period 92.5 min
SHARC

Launched together with: Cygnus CRS-7 - ALTAIR 1 - SUSAT - UNSW-ECO - i-INSPIRE 2 - ZA-AeroSat - nSIGHT 1 - Ex-Alta 1 - LilacSat 1 - NJUST 1 - Aoxiang 1 - SOMP 2 - QBITO - Aalto 2 - X-CubeSat - SpaceCube - DUTHSat - UPSat - Hoopoe - LINK - SNUSAT 1 & 1b - qbee50-LTU-OC - BeEagleSat - HAVELSAT - Phoenix - PolylTAN-2-SAU - QBUS 1, 2 & 4 - IceCube - CSUNSat 1 - CXBN 2 - KySat 3 - Biarri-Point - Lemur-2 30-33


Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Platform Cubesat (5U)
Operator Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Mass at launch  8 kg
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array Solar cells
Stabilization  
Propulsion None
DC power  
Design lifetime  
SHARC in orbit

The Air Force Research Laboratory successfully deployed its Satellite for High Accuracy Radar Calibration, also known as SHARC, into a low-Earth orbit from ISS


End of live:

Re-entered date:  04 May 2019 (.0)
Lifetime: 


Description:

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Ref.: #3(Sd559), #7(JR738,740), #14, #228 - update: 11.12.19 Home