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QMR-KWT 1, 2

QMR-KWT [Orbital Space]

QMR-KWT is Kuwait's first satellite. The mission developed by Orbital Space is to empower students to contribute to the advancement of satellite communication technology, and to prepare them as future professionals to operate the next generation of communication satellites.

The satellite will be launched via the ION-SCV 003 deployer on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) in June 2021.

Nation: Kuwait
Type / Application: Technology
Operator: Orbital Space
Contractors: Orbital Space
Equipment:
Configuration: CubeSat (1U)
Propulsion: None
Power: Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass: 1 kg
Orbit:
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
QMR-KWT 2021-059BS 30.06.2021 CC SLC-40 Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with Starlink v1.5 R1-1, ..., R1-3, Umbra-SAR 2001, YAM 2, YAM 3, ŅuSat 19, ..., 22, ICEYE X11, X12, X13, X15, TUBIN, Mandrake 2A, 2B, Capella 5, GNOMES 2, LINCS 1, 2, PACE 1, TROPICS 01, D2/AtlaCom 1, EG 3, Centauri 4, Lemur-2 140, ..., 145, SpaceBEE 88, ..., 111, SpaceBEENZ 7, ..., 10, Sherpa-FX 2, Lynk 06, Hawk 3A, 3B, 3C, Astrocast 0201, ..., 0205, Painani 2, Sherpa-LTE 1, Tenzing, Aurora, Arthur 1, Faraday Phoenix, KSF 1A, ..., 1D, Tiger 2, ION-SCV 003, NAPA 2, Spartan, Neptuno, W-Cube, Ghalib
QMR-KWT 2 2025-313AV 28.12.2025 Vo LC-1S Soyuz-2-1b Fregat with Aist-2T 1, 2, Marafon Exp., 1, Paya, Zafar 2, Kosar 1.5, Aist-ST, Lobachevsky, Zorky-2M VPE, 5, 7, Khors 5, Grifon 1, ..., 4, SITRO-AIS 57, ..., 65, SITRO-TD 3, 4, Politekh-Univers 6, Cholbon, QMR-KWT-2, Vladivostok 2, Scorpion, Luca 1, ANSAT 1, Argus-312, CSTP 3.1, DCS 1, Eya 2, Galapagos-UTE, Mokha 1, MorSat 1, Mule-4T, TriSat 1, ..., 4, NasbSat 1, 2, SCH-619, SM 3.1, VM 3.1

Launch Sites:

  • CC =   Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA   USA
  • Vo =   Vostochniy, Amurskaya Oblast', Russia   Russia

References:

  • D-Orbit: Wild Ride Mission Booklet

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