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AprizeSat 8

Earth Observation Satellite. AprizeSat 8 was launched on November 21, 2013 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (December 2014).

COSPAR 2013-066KNORAD 39425United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
AprizeSat-8
Common name
AprizeSat 8
International designator
2013-066K
NORAD catalog number
39425
GCAT identifier
S39425
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/736

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
APRIZE
Owner
SpaceQuest
Country
United States
Builder
SpaceQuest
Platform (bus)
Aprize

Launch

Date
November 21, 2013 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record
2013-066Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
593 km
Apogee
668 km
Inclination
97.80°
Status
Renamed
Status date
December 2014
Last known active
January 2023
End of operations
2018

Size

Mass
14 kg
Dry mass
14 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q19986402 (CC0).