Official name VULCAN CENTAUR R/B
Alternative name Centaur V (Vulcan Centaur VC2S)
Cospar ID 2024-006B
Norad ID 58752
Launch date 2024-01-08
Launch site AFETR
Launch vehicle Vulcan Centaur VC2S
Country/Organization USA
Type application Space burial
Operator SSI
RCS size UNKNOWN
Decay date ON ORBIT
Raan (deg) 29.8668
Arg of perigee (deg) 321.7
Shape Cyl
Mass (kg) 5800
Diameter (m) 5.4
Height (m) 11.7
Span (m^2) 11.7
Contractors SSI
Equipment ?
Propulsion None in orbit
Configuration Cylindrical containers bolted to upper stage
Power None in orbit

Celestis, now renamed Space Services Inc. (SSI), 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 of the launch vehicle, in this case a Vulcan Centaur VC2S. The containers were mounted inside the avionics compartment.

The containers contain small aluminum capsule about the size of a lipstick, containing symbolic 7 g of cremated remains.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
VULCAN CENTAUR R/B 2024-006B 2024-01-08 AFETR Vulcan Centaur VC2S with Peregrine 1