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$50SAT

Amateur radio satellite launched in 2013. $50SAT was launched on November 21, 2013 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 19, 2018).

COSPAR 2013-066WNORAD 39436United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Morehead-OSCAR-76
Common name
$50SAT
Payload designation
Eagle-2
Other names
MO-76,Morehead-OSCAR-76,$50SAT
International designator
2013-066W
NORAD catalog number
39436
GCAT identifier
S39436
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/736

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Morehead
Owner
Morehead
Country
United States
Builder
Morehead State University
Platform (bus)
PocketQub 1.5P

Launch

Date
November 21, 2013 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record
2013-066Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
590 km
Apogee
639 km
Inclination
97.80°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 19, 2018
Last known active
Jul 19, 2015
End of operations
Jul 19, 2015

Size

Mass
0 kg
Dry mass
0 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.05 m
Span
0.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17122033 (CC0).