2018-104K - Norad ID: 43858
| Spacetrack Directory Name | OBJECT K |
| Alternative name | 2018-104K |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | RLLB (Rocket Lab Launch Base) |
| WWW | Here |
| Perigee | 487 km |
| Apogee | 513 km |
Low-cost demonstration of the UltraSail solar sailing concept, using two near-identical CubeSat satellites to deploy a 260 m-long, 20 m2 reflecting film. The two satellites are launched as a unit, detumbled, and separated, with the film unwinding symmetrically from motorized reels. Launch as a single 3U satellite and, once in orbit, separate into two 1.5U sections with a solar sail deployed between them. CubeSail will demonstrate satellite control and orbit raising using solar sail.
satellite OBJECT K Date of exalting 16.12.2018y.