Name

LEOPARDSat-1

Alternate Names

LEOPARDSat

Satellite ID

GDCT-2407-4915-3668-7342

Temporary NORAD ID

98256

Followed NORAD ID

69798

Website

https://uccubecats.github.io/LEOPARDSat-1.html

Country of Origin

United States of America

Launch Date

2026-04-11T11:41:00+00:00

Deploy Date

2026-07-02T10:30:00+00:00

LEOPARDSat-1 (Low Earth Orbit Platform for Aerospace Research and Development Satellite 1) is a 1U CubeSat designed and operated by the CubeCats student organization at the University of Cincinnati, as that institution's first space mission. It was successfully launched to the ISS on April 11th, 2026 onboard the CRS NG-24 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and deployed into orbit via the NRCSD on July 2nd, 2026. The primary scientific mission of LEOAPRDSat-1 is to test the radiation mitigation effects of Carbon-Carbon composites. However, as an educational project and due to the significant idle time during the mission, it will operate as a FSK digipeater for amateur radio operators world-wide when not actively downlinking data to our Ground Station.

Amateur Radio Information: https://uccubecats.github.io/LEOPARDSat%20Amateur%20Radio%20Info.pdf