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LICIACube spacecraft

LICIACube was a six-unit Italian deep-space CubeSat developed for the DART mission. The Argotec-built spacecraft traveled attached to DART, separated before arrival, then navigated independently past Dimorphos to image the kinetic impact and its ejecta.

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Identity

Aliases
Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging of Asteroids
Family Name
LICIACube
Full Name
LICIACube spacecraft
Roles
interplanetary_probeflyby
Status
retired
Type
spacecraft

Details

Description
LICIACube was a six-unit Italian deep-space CubeSat developed for the DART mission. The Argotec-built spacecraft traveled attached to DART, separated before arrival, then navigated independently past Dimorphos to image the kinetic impact and its ejecta.
First Flight Year
2,021
Last Flight Year
2,021
Manufacturer
Operator
Spacecraft Specs
Launch Mass Kg
13
Reusability
expendable

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Creation Time
July 29, 2026 at 10:01:11 UTC
Updated Time
July 29, 2026 at 10:01:11 UTC