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AIST 2D

AIST 2D was launched on April 28, 2016 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 15, 2024).

COSPAR 2016-026BNORAD 41465Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Aist 2D
Common name
AIST 2D
International designator
2016-026B
NORAD catalog number
41465
GCAT identifier
S41465
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/771

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
AIST
Owner
SNIU
Country
Russia
Builder
Samara National Research University
Platform (bus)
AIST

Launch

Date
April 28, 2016 · 02:01 UTC
Launch record
2016-026Success
Spaceport
Vostochny · pad PU1S

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
471 km
Apogee
485 km
Inclination
97.28°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 15, 2024
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
March 2024

Size

Mass
530 kg
Dry mass
530 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
1.10 m
Span
4.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q24175254 (CC0).