Celestis 05 [Celestis]
Official name CELESTIS 03/TAURUS R/B
Alternative name PEGASUS-2 (Taurus)
Cospar ID 1999-070C
Norad ID 26034
Launch date 1999-12-21
Launch site AFWTR
Launch vehicle Taurus-2110
Country/Organization USA
Type application Space burial
Operator Celestis
RCS size LARGE
Decay date 2023-08-05
Shape Cyl
Mass (kg) 381
Diameter (m) 1.27
Height (m) 2
Span (m^2) 2
Contractors Celestis
Equipment ?
Propulsion None
Configuration Cylindrical containers bolted to Orion-38 motor
Power None

Celestis is the first company to offer space burials. The Celestis payloads are small containers (CPAC, Celestis Payload Attached Container), which are bolted to the last stage (Orion-38) of Pegasus-XL, Taurus-2110 or Taurus-2210 launch vehicles.

The containers contain small aluminum capsule about the size of a lipstick, containing symbolic 7 g of cremated remains. Several flights have been made. Among the first persons, whos ashes were send into space were the late "Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry, 60ies icon Timothy Leary and space colony advocate Gerald O'Neill.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
CELESTIS 01/PEGASUS R/B 1997-018B 1997-04-21 CAS Pegasus-XL with Minisat 01
CELESTIS 02/TAURUS R/B 1998-007D 1998-02-10 AFWTR Taurus-2210 with GFO, Orbcomm FM3, FM4 
CELESTIS 03/TAURUS R/B 1999-070C 1999-12-21 AFWTR Taurus-2110 with KOMPSAT 1, ACRIMSat