MarCO-B

Summary

MarCO-B is a communications satellite^[1]. MarCO-B is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• MarCO-B's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[3].
• MarCO-B's instance of is recorded as CubeSat^[4].
• MarCO-B's instance of is recorded as flyby probe^[5].
• MarCO-B is operated by Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[6].
• MarCO-B's manufacturer is recorded as Jet Propulsion Laboratory^[7].
• MarCO-B is part of Mars Cube One^[8].
• MarCO-B's space launch vehicle is recorded as Atlas V 401^[9].
• MarCO-B's country of origin is recorded as United States^[10].
• MarCO-B's type of orbit is recorded as heliocentric orbit^[11].
• MarCO-B's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as May 5, 2018^[12].
• MarCO-B's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[13].
• MarCO-B's significant event is recorded as Mars flyby^[14].
• MarCO-B's significant event is recorded as loss of signal^[15].
• MarCO-B's launch contractor is recorded as United Launch Alliance^[16].
• MarCO-B's start point is recorded as Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 3 East^[17].
• MarCO-B's nickname is recorded as WALL-E^[18].
• MarCO-B's length is recorded as {'amount': '+11.8'}^[19].
• MarCO-B's height is recorded as {'amount': '+36.6'}^[20].
• MarCO-B's width is recorded as {'amount': '+24.3'}^[21].
• MarCO-B's mass is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[22].
• MarCO-B's volume as quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}^[23].

Why It Matters

MarCO-B is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]