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AstroBio CubeSat

AstroBio CubeSat was launched on July 13, 2022 aboard a Vega C from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, no recent tracking.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
AstroBio Cubesat
Common name
AstroBio CubeSat
Payload designation
ABCS
International designator
2022-080C
NORAD catalog number
53107
GCAT identifier
S53107
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1228

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
ROSAP
Owner
Roma La Sapienza
Country
Italy
Builder
Universita di Roma la Sapienaza (Scoula di Ingengneria Aerospaziale)
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
July 13, 2022 · 13:13 UTC
Launch record
2022-080Success
Rocket
Vega C
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ZLV

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
MEO
Perigee
5,832 km
Apogee
5,865 km
Inclination
70.15°
Status
In orbit, no recent tracking
Last known active
March 2023

Size

Mass
4 kg
Dry mass
4 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q115329454 (CC0).