COMPASS 2
Mission information
- Name
- COMPASS 2
- Alternate Names
- DRAGSAIL
- Satellite ID
- KLQH-2831-9809-0755-5637
- NORAD ID
- 42777
- Website
- https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/compass-2#eop-quick-facts-section
- Country of Origin
-
Germany
Status
Operational
Satellite is in orbit and operational
Image

Mission timeline
- Launch Date
- 2017-06-23T00:00:00+00:00
Description
Compass 2 or Dragsail- CubeSat is and educational technology demonstration satellite. Part of the QB50 mission it is a 3U spacecraft that is used to demonstrate the ability to de-orbit a LEO satellite using a sail, similar to other QB50 missions such as Inflatesail. (Complex Orbital Magneto-Plasma Autonomous Small Satellite-2)
SatNOGS Links
TLM UHF
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- AFSK
- Downlink Frequency
- 437300000
- Baud
- 1200
TLM S-Band
- Type
- Transmitter
- Downlink Mode
- AFSK
- Downlink Frequency
- 2403000000
- Baud
- 1200
Most Recent Observers
No observations recorded for COMPASS 2
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
There is no decoded data for this satellite in the last 30
days.
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
- TLE Source
- Space-Track.org
- TLE Updated
- 2023-06-25 00:11:23 UTC
- TLE Set
-
1 42777U 17036N 23175.15373253 .15930252 24069-5 31628-3 0 9997
2 42777 97.1065 222.4278 0014006 253.4659 106.5106 16.46095853334667
COMPASS 2 Suggestion
- Name
- COMPASS 2
- NORAD ID
- 42777
- Alternative Names
- DRAGSAIL
- Description
- Compass 2 or Dragsail- CubeSat is and educational technology demonstration satellite. Part of the QB50 mission it is a 3U spacecraft that is used to demonstrate the ability to de-orbit a LEO satellite using a sail, similar to other QB50 missions such as Inflatesail. (Complex Orbital Magneto-Plasma Autonomous Small Satellite-2)
- image
- status
- re-entered
- decayed
- June 24, 2023, midnight
- countries
- website
- https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/compass-2#eop-quick-facts-section
- launched
- June 23, 2017, midnight