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CARBONIX

CARBONIX was launched on July 5, 2019 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 1, 2024).

COSPAR 2019-038UNORAD 44404Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Sokrat
Common name
CARBONIX
International designator
2019-038U
NORAD catalog number
44404
GCAT identifier
S44404
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/906

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
MGU
Owner
MGU
Country
Russia
Builder
Moscow State University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
July 5, 2019 · 05:41 UTC
Launch record
2019-038Success
Spaceport
Vostochny · pad PU1S

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
515 km
Apogee
546 km
Inclination
97.49°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 1, 2024
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
April 2024

Size

Mass
3 kg
Dry mass
3 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q110116622 (CC0).