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AubieSat-1

American university CubeSat. AubieSat-1 was launched on October 28, 2011 aboard a Delta 7920-10C from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 1, 2024).

COSPAR 2011-061ENORAD 37854United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
AubieSat-OSCAR-71
Common name
AubieSat-1
Payload designation
AubieSat-1
Other names
AO-71
International designator
2011-061E
NORAD catalog number
37854
GCAT identifier
S37854
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/645

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Auburn
Owner
Auburn U
Country
United States
Builder
Auburn University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
October 28, 2011 · 09:48 UTC
Launch record
2011-061Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
457 km
Apogee
816 km
Inclination
101.71°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
June 1, 2024
Last known active
December 2013
End of operations
December 2013

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 Q4819050 (CC0).