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BeeSat-1

German satellite. BeeSat-1 was launched on September 23, 2009 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-051CNORAD 35933Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
BEESAT
Common name
BeeSat-1
Other names
TUBSAT-8
International designator
2009-051C
NORAD catalog number
35933
GCAT identifier
S35933
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/581

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
BEESAT
Owner
TUB
Country
Germany
Builder
Technical University of Berlin
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
September 23, 2009 · 06:21 UTC
Launch record
2009-051Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
714 km
Apogee
723 km
Inclination
98.33°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
2020

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 Q813973 (CC0).