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CanX-5

Canadian technology demonstration nanosatellite. CanX-5 was launched on June 30, 2014 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-034DNORAD 40056Canada

Identity

Name in GCAT
CanX-5
International designator
2014-034D
NORAD catalog number
40056
GCAT identifier
S40056
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/788

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
CanX
Owner
UTIAS-SFL
Country
Canada
Builder
UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory
Platform (bus)
GNB

Launch

Date
June 30, 2014 · 04:22 UTC
Launch record
2014-034Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
642 km
Apogee
656 km
Inclination
98.25°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
7 kg
Dry mass
7 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471676 (CC0).