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AAUSAT 4

AAUSAT 4 was launched on April 25, 2016 aboard a Soyuz-ST-A from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 8, 2023).

COSPAR 2016-025ENORAD 41460Denmark

Identity

Name in GCAT
AAUSAT-4
Common name
AAUSAT 4
Payload designation
AAUSAT4
International designator
2016-025E
NORAD catalog number
41460
GCAT identifier
S41460
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/785

Mission

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

Launch

Date
April 25, 2016 · 21:02 UTC
Launch record
2016-025Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
442 km
Apogee
686 km
Inclination
98.22°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
September 8, 2023
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
August 2023

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 Q26216430 (CC0).