A: MARScom was a small, experimental U.S. satellite used for demonstrating technologies. It was built and operated by the United States Naval Academy and launched in December 2006.

Q: When and how was MARScom launched?

A: MARScom was launched on 2006-12-10 aboard Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-116 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B as a secondary payload.

Q: How big and heavy was MARScom?

A: MARScom was a 12.7 cm cube with a launch mass of approximately 5 kilograms.

Q: When did MARScom stop orbiting Earth?

A: MARScom reentered the atmosphere and ceased orbiting on 2007-05-06.

Q: Who operated and manufactured MARScom?

A: The United States Naval Academy is listed as both the manufacturer and operator of MARScom.

MARScom

former American military experimental satellite

Vehicle Technology Demonstration Spacecraft Q111497202

Facts

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Instance of: technology demonstration spacecraft, small satellite, secondary payload, former entity^[3]^[4]^[5]
Country: United States^[2]
Launch date: 2006-12-10
Country of origin: United States^[9]
Height: 12.7 cm^[18]
Launch vehicle: Space Shuttle
Length: 12.7 cm^[17]
Manufacturer: United States Naval Academy^[7]
Mass: 5 kg^[20]
Operator: United States Naval Academy^[6]
Powered by: spacecraft solar array^[10]
Significant event: rocket launch (2006), deployment (2006), atmospheric entry (2007)^[13]^[14]^[15]
Space launch vehicle: Space Shuttle^[8]
Start point: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B^[16]
Time of object orbit decay: May 6, 2007^[12]
UTC date of spacecraft launch: December 10, 2006^[11]
Width: 12.7 cm^[19]

🏷️ Also known as

en MARScom en Military Affiliate Radio System Communication Satellite en NMARS

🔖 Identifiers · 4

COSPAR ID: 2006-055D
NSSDCA ID: 2006-055D
SCN: 29662
Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "29662"]

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Instance of 3

small satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft, former entity

Significant event 2

atmospheric entry, rocket launch

Country 1

United States

Country of origin 1

United States

Manufacturer 1

United States Naval Academy

Operator 1

United States Naval Academy

spacecraft solar array

Space launch vehicle 1

Space Shuttle

Start point 1

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B

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Summary

MARScom is a technology demonstration spacecraft^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ MARScom — country (P17): United States. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ MARScom — instance of (P31): small satellite. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ MARScom — instance of (P31): secondary payload. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ MARScom — instance of (P31): former entity. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ MARScom — operator (P137): United States Naval Academy. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ MARScom — manufacturer (P176): United States Naval Academy. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ MARScom — space launch vehicle (P375): Space Shuttle. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ MARScom — country of origin (P495): United States. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ MARScom — powered by (P516): spacecraft solar array. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ MARScom — UTC date of spacecraft launch (P619): December 10, 2006. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ MARScom — time of object orbit decay (P621): May 6, 2007. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ MARScom — significant event (P793): rocket launch. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ MARScom — significant event (P793): deployment. aprs.org. aprs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ MARScom — significant event (P793): atmospheric entry. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ MARScom — start point (P1427): Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B. Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ MARScom — length (P2043): 12.7 cm. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ MARScom — height (P2048): 12.7 cm. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ MARScom — width (P2049): 12.7 cm. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ MARScom — mass (P2067): 5 kg. space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ MARScom is an instance of technology demonstration spacecraft (Q95945728) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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