Re-Entry: NPS-SCAT

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Photo: US Navy Postgraduate School
Photo: US Navy Postgraduate School

The NPS-SCAT satellite of the Space Systems Academic Group at the Naval Postgraduate School re-entered the atmosphere on Wednesday after nearly two years in orbit.

NORAD ID: 39389
Origin: USA
Object: NPS-SCAT
Type: 1U CubeSat
Mass: 1kg
Inclination: 40.5°
Launched: November 20, 2013 – 01:15 UTC
Launch Vehicle: Minotaur I
Launch Site: Wallops, Virginia, USA

Re-Entry Prediction: October 28, 2015 – 20:48 UTC +/- 120 Minutes
Re-Entry Zone: Unknown

Satellite Description: NPS-SCAT was developed by the Space Systems Academic Group at the Naval Postgraduate School. The Solar Cell Array Tester is a 1U CubeSat that carries the Solar Cell Measurement System that will measure the characteristics of experimental solar cells to evaluate how the cell performs in space and degrades over time due to interactions with the space environment. The satellite system primarily consists of commercial-off-the-shelf hardware used within the satellite’s power, data and communication system.

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Image: Spaceflight101/Orbitron
Image: Spaceflight101/Orbitron
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