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AAU CubeSat

27846. AAU CubeSat was launched on June 30, 2003 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2003-031GNORAD 27846Denmark

Identity

Name in GCAT
AAU-Cubesat
Common name
AAU CubeSat
Other names
NLS-1
International designator
2003-031G
NORAD catalog number
27846
GCAT identifier
S27846
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/785

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
AAU
Owner
AAU
Country
Denmark
Builder
Aalborg University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
June 30, 2003 · 14:15 UTC
Launch record
2003-031Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
817 km
Apogee
830 km
Inclination
98.73°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Sep 22, 2003
End of operations
Sep 22, 2003

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4649958 (CC0).