SpaceBEE-1/4

USA

Spacecraft nº:

US spacecraft nº:

BEEs= Basic Electronic Elements.

Launch data:

Designation	SpaceBEE-1	SpaceBEE-2	SpaceBEE-3	SpaceBEE-4
NORAD-ID	43142	43141	43140	43139
Int. code	18004AH	18004AG	18004AF	18004AE
Launch date	12 Jan 2018 - 03:59 UT
Launch site	Sriharikota, FLP
Launch vehicle	PSLV-XL
Mission	Communication, Technology
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	498 x 512 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.6°
Period	94.6 min	94.6 min	94.6	94.6
Decay

Launched together with: Cartosat 2F - Microsat-TD - LEO Vantage 1 - Carbonite 2 - ICEYE X1 - INS 1C - Arkyd 6A - CICERO 7 - Landmapper-BC 3 v2 - Lemur-2 68/71 - Flock-3p′ 1/4 - MicroMAS 2a - PicSat - CANYVAL-X 1 & 2 - CNUSail 1 - KAUSAT 5 - SIGMA - DemoSat 2 - Tyvak 61C - FOX 1D - STEP Cube Lab

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer	Swarm Technologies
Platform	0.25U CubeSats
Operator	Swarm Technologies
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)	0.10 x 0.10 x 0.025 m
Equipment
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
Propulsion	None
DC power
Design lifetime	6 months

Description:

SpaceBEE-1 to SpaceBEE-4, tiny satellites 0.10 x 0.10 x 0.025m in size (0.25U cubesat form factor).
These are reportedly NOT the satellites from the TUBSAT team known as Beesat-5 to Beesat-8, although they appear very similar. They have communications payloads. It is not known who owns SpaceBEE.

External links:

Satellite tracking: Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR744), #228 - update: 15.02.18