Batsu-CS1

Costa Rican satellite. Batsu-CS1 was launched on April 2, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 4, 2020).

COSPAR 1998-067NRNORAD 43468Costa Rica

Identity

Name in GCAT: Batsu-CS1
Payload designation: Irazu
International designator: 1998-067NR
NORAD catalog number: 43468
GCAT identifier: S43468

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: ACAE
Owner: ACAE
Country: Costa Rica
Builder: Costa Rica Institute of Technology
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: April 2, 2018 · 20:30 UTC
Launch record: 2018-032Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 400 km
Apogee: 402 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 4, 2020
Last known active: Aug 2, 2018
End of operations: March 2020

Size

Mass: 1 kg
Dry mass: 1 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.1 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q55614619 (CC0).