ALSAT-1N

Algerian/United Kingdom technology demonstration satellite. ALSAT-1N was launched on September 26, 2016 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-059GNORAD 41789Algeria

Identity

Name in GCAT: ALSAT-1N
Payload designation: ALSAT-Nano
International designator: 2016-059G
NORAD catalog number: 41789
GCAT identifier: S41789
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/783

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: Alsat
Owner: ASAL
Country: Algeria
Builder: Algerian Space Agency
Platform (bus): Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date: September 26, 2016 · 03:42 UTC
Launch record: 2016-059Success
Rocket: PSLV
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 661 km
Apogee: 699 km
Inclination: 98.21°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: February 2023

Size

Mass: 7 kg
Dry mass: 7 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.3 m

Launched together

PrathamSpace science · IITB PISatOptical imaging · PES Univ.ALSAT-1BOptical imaging · ASAL ALSAT-2BOptical imaging · ASAL Pathfinder-1Optical imaging · BlackSky Global CanX-7Technology · UTIAS-SFL SCATSAT-1Earth science · ISRO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q52375954 (CC0).