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BlueWalker 1
American communications and technology demonstration satellite. BlueWalker 1 was launched on April 1, 2019 aboard a PSLV-QL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 29, 2023).
COSPAR 2019-018ADNORAD 44105Lithuania
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- BlueWalker 1
- International designator
- 2019-018AD
- NORAD catalog number
- 44105
- GCAT identifier
- S44105
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/913
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- BlueWalker
- Owner
- NanoAvionics
- Country
- Lithuania
- Builder
- NanoAvionics US
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 6U
Launch
- Date
- April 1, 2019 · 03:57 UTC
- Launch record
- 2019-018Success
- Rocket
- PSLV-QL
- Spaceport
- Sriharikota · pad SLP
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 435 km
- Apogee
- 519 km
- Inclination
- 97.52°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- November 29, 2023
- Last known active
- Apr 1, 2019
- End of operations
- 2020
Size
- Mass
- 10 kg
- Dry mass
- 10 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.20 m
- Span
- 0.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q65297336 (CC0).