Official name OBJECT K
Alternative name PEARL-1H
Cospar ID 2023-174K
Norad ID 58265
Launch date 2023-11-11
Launch site AFWTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization Taiwan (Republic of China)
Type application Communications
Operator Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn)
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 93.27
Inclination (deg) 97.41
Perigee (km) 429
Apogee (km) 440
Eccentricity 0.0126582278481013
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.4390479253779
Semi-Major axis (km) 6812.635
Raan (deg) 225.5808
Arg of perigee (deg) 119.4325
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 8.8
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.3
Configuration CubeSat (6U)
Power 3 deployable, fixed solar arrays, body mounted solar cells, batteries

The PEARL 1C and PEARL 1H are experimental braoadband communications satellites developed by Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn).

The 8.8 kg 6U CubeSat operates a Ku- and Ka-band communication payload.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
OBJECT CQ 2023-174CQ 2023-11-11 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, PiCo-IoT 1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We?ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoMéthée, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindlér 1, ..., 4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2
OBJECT K 2023-174K 2023-11-11 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, PiCo-IoT 1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We?ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoMéthée, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindlér 1, ..., 4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2