SPAWAR-CAL

USA

Int. spacecraft nº: (3 sat)

US spacecraft nº:

Launch data:

Designation	SPAWAR-CAL-O	SPAWAR-CAL-R	SPAWAR-CAL-OR
NORAD-ID	43766		43778
Int. code	18099J	18099U	18099W
Launch date	03 Dec 2018
Launch site	Va, SLC-4E
Launch vehicle	Falcon-9 v1.2
Mission	Calibration, Space tracking
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	583 x 598 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.7°
Period	96.4 min

65 satellites launched together: SkySat 14/15 - Eu:CROPIS - STPSat 5 - FalconSat 6 - NEXTSat 1 - KazSTSAT - eXCITe - SeeMe - ICEYE X2 - BlackSky Global 2 - ESEO - Hawk A/C - Capella 1 - AISTECHSAT 2 - BlackHawk - CSIM-FD - Hiber 2 - ITASAT 1 - Landmapper-BC4 - ORS 7A/7B - Al-Farabi 2 - Astrocast 0.1 - Audacy 0 - BRIO - Centauri 1 - Eaglet - Enoch - Flock-3s 1/3 - ICE-Cap - K2SAT - KazSciSat 1 - MinXSS 2 - Orbiter Reflector - RAAF M1 - SeaHawk 1 - SNUSAT 2 - THEA - VESTA - PW-Sat 2 - SNUGLITE - VisionCube - RANGE A/B - Elysium-Star 2 - ExseedSat 1 - Fox 1C - JY1-Sat - KNACKSAT - MOVE 2 - SpaceBEE 5/7 - Suomi-100 - WeissSat 1 - Sirion Pathfinder 2 - US Gov - US Gov

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer
Platform	CubeSat 1U
Operator	US Navy PEO Space Systems
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

Three more SSO-A cubesats have been identified: objects J, U and W are SPAWAR-CAL-O, SPAWAR-CAL-R, and SPAWAR-CAL-OR. They are 1U cubesats for the US Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) used for calibration of space tracking systems and carry optical and radar reflectors.

External links:

Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #7(JR765) - update: 09.06.19