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Dnepr Launch 2
All three P-PODs have successfully deployed!
Launch Time: 6:46:35 17 April 2007 UTC
Confirmed P-POD deployment times (seconds after launch):P-POD A: 919.355
P-POD C: 920.855
P-POD B: 922.345
Launch Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Our second launch with ISC Kosmotras on a Dnepr launch vehicle was a success! Seven CubeSats were launched, in addition to 7 other small payloads on the mission.Please click on this link to see images of the integration of the Dnepr II Space Head Module (SHM) |
Two Line Elements: The latest tracking data can be found on space-track.org (free account required).
Post-Launch Updates:
4/17 1:20 AM PDT: The confirmed deployment times are approximately 10 seconds earlier than anticipated. The TLEs will be updated on the Dnepr Launch 2 page when the rest of the orbital parameters are received.
4/17 1:30 AM PDT: Cal Poly tracked a very low western pass and was able to hear both CAPE1 and Libertad1! Denmark was also able to hear both satellites as the passed overhead. CP4 will turn on and begin to beacon at 4:32 AM PDT.
4/17 1:55 AM PDT: The operators of Libertad1 are declaring their satellite as officially functional!
4/17 2:30 PM PDT: Contact has been made with AeroCube2, CAPE1, CP4, and Libertad-1. You can check the status of all 7 satellites on the Dnepr II Satellite Status page.
4/17 3:30 AM PDT: CAPE1 has been heard by multiple amateur radio operators in Europe, and it is officially functional as well.
4/17 5:30 AM PDT: We have received confirmed orbital parameters from Kosmotras, and they are posted on the Dnepr 2 mission page. CP4 has also been heard from over Denmark, so all beaconing CubeSats have been contacted!
