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BeeSat 3

39134. BeeSat 3 was launched on April 19, 2013 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 6, 2023).

COSPAR 2013-015ENORAD 39134Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
SOMP
Common name
BeeSat 3
International designator
2013-015E
NORAD catalog number
39134
GCAT identifier
S39134
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/682

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
TUD
Owner
TU Dresden
Country
Germany
Builder
Dresden University of Technology
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
April 19, 2013 · 10:00 UTC
Launch record
2013-015Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
554 km
Apogee
580 km
Inclination
64.88°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
September 6, 2023
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
August 2023

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 Q14152739 (CC0).