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AAUSAT 5

AAUSAT 5 was launched on August 19, 2015 aboard a H-IIB from Tanegashima. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 15, 2016).

COSPAR 1998-067GZNORAD 40948Denmark

Identity

Name in GCAT
AAUSAT-5
Common name
AAUSAT 5
Payload designation
AAUSAT5
International designator
1998-067GZ
NORAD catalog number
40948
GCAT identifier
S40948
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
August 19, 2015 · 11:50 UTC
Launch record
2015-038Success
Rocket
H-IIB
Spaceport
Tanegashima · pad Y2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
394 km
Apogee
409 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
March 15, 2016
Last known active
February 2016
End of operations
Mar 15, 2016

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 Q21817220 (CC0).