MCUBED-2

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MCUBED-2 is classified as:

NORAD ID: 39469

Int'l Code: 2013-072H

Perigee: 461.0 km

Apogee: 817.7 km

Inclination: 120.5 °

Period: 97.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7010 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: December 6, 2013
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 437.479
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 9600bps GMSK
Call sign: NOCALL
Status: Active

MCUBED-2 is a miniaturized satellite built by students at the University of Michigan in joint project run by MXL and JPL . It is an example of the popular CubeSat design for amateur satellites. It was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in October 2011 atop a Delta II rocket. This was a multi-payload mission with five other CubeSats, AubieSat-1, DICE-1, DICE-2, Explorer-1 Prime, and RAX-2. The name 'M-Cubed' is a shortening of Michigan Multipurpose Minisat. M-Cubed uses a passive Attitude control system consisting of a large permanent magnet that aligns the satellite with the Earth's magnetic field.

1 39469U 13072H   20273.35905892 +.00002433 +00000+0 +21620-3 0   456
2 39469 120.4903 224.7762 0254404   4.7497 355.5936 14.79076160177105

Source of the keplerian elements: Caltech