Earth orbit
SpIRIT
SpIRIT is catalogued by GCAT as a astronomy mission in the Melbourne program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
SpIRIT is catalogued by GCAT as a astronomy mission in the Melbourne program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 2023-185; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 1 December 2023, 18:19 UTC
- Launch location
- South Base, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon 9
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (Sun-synchronous)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · January 2026
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
SpIRIT
GCAT program: Melbourne.
- GCAT ID
- S58468
- Manufacturer
- Melbourne University
- Launch mass
- 11.5 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.3 m long · 0.2 m diameter · 0.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
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