NullSat verified ownership record
CU-ALPHA
NST-0462
Core asset details
- Satellite
- CU-ALPHA
- NullSat Record ID
- NST-0462
- NORAD ID
- 66908
- COSPAR ID
- 1998-067XU
- Former Name(s)
- None
- Orbit
- LEO
- Operational Status
- Active
- Expected Lifetime
- 6 months
- Owner
- Cornell University
- Former Owner(s)
- None
- Country of Incorporation
- United States of America
- Operator
- Cornell University
- Former Operator(s)
- None
- Altitude
- 223 km
- Inclination
- 51.61
Build
- Manufacturer
- Cornell University
- Bus Model
- Custom 1U CubeSat
- Mass
- 1.2 kg
- Dimensions
- 10 x 10 x 10 cm
- Payload Description
- One free-flying 1 m2 light sail instrumented with four chipsats and holographic retroreflection as a technology demonstrator for the Breakthrough Starshot mission concept.
Launch
- Launch Date + Time
- 2 December 2025
- Launch Vehicle
- International Space Station (Cygnus NG-23 Commercial Resupply via Falcon-9 v.1.2)
- Launch Site
- Cape Canaveral, FL
- Launching Country
- United States of America
- Country of Registry
- United States of America
Regulatory
- License Authorities
- FCC Part 25 (Expired)
- Insurance
- None
- Encumbrances
- None
- Transfer Restrictions
- None
- Debris Mitigation Plan
- ODAR dated 11 July 2023
- Asset Reference
- Dr. Mason Peck (mp336@cornell.edu)
- Encrypted Records
- Click to Access
Document integrity
- Document Hash
- 182f8e431f43bb718b636fba19e5f6cc80abea59a8f16e4804c4a49fe54a24f8
- Base Attestation
- demo-pending-base-sepolia-transaction
- Network
- Base Sepolia
- Integrity Result
- PDF hash calculated; Base provenance attestation pending.
Transfer and event history
- 2026-05-08Certificate #0462 issued by the NullSat Title Registry.
- 2026-05-08Ownership registration record NST-0462 prepared for CU-ALPHA.
- PendingCertificate PDF hash to be written to Base Sepolia.
- PendingSatCat badge links to this public record page.
SatCat API response
GET /api/v1/records/norad/66908
{
"recordId": "NST-0462",
"noradId": "66908",
"satelliteName": "CU-ALPHA",
"status": "verified",
"recordType": "ownership_registration",
"registeredOwner": "Cornell University",
"issuedAt": "2026-05-08",
"documentHash": "182f8e431f43bb718b636fba19e5f6cc80abea59a8f16e4804c4a49fe54a24f8"
}