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BugSat 1

Amateur radio satellite. BugSat 1 was launched on June 19, 2014 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-033ENORAD 40014Argentina

Identity

Name in GCAT
Tita
Common name
BugSat 1
Payload designation
BugSat-1
International designator
2014-033E
NORAD catalog number
40014
GCAT identifier
S40014
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/854

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
Satelog P
Owner
Satellogic SA
Country
Argentina
Builder
Satellogic S.A.
Platform (bus)
BugSat

Launch

Date
June 19, 2014 · 19:11 UTC
Launch record
2014-033Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
570 km
Apogee
616 km
Inclination
98.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Nov 25, 2023
End of operations
Nov 25, 2023

Size

Mass
22 kg
Dry mass
22 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17512643 (CC0).