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Cubesat XI-IV

Japanese CubeSat. Cubesat XI-IV was launched on June 30, 2003 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2003-031JNORAD 27848Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Cubesat-OSCAR-57
Common name
Cubesat XI-IV
Payload designation
XI-IV
Other names
CO-57
International designator
2003-031J
NORAD catalog number
27848
GCAT identifier
S27848
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/463

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Tokyo
Owner
Tokyo
Country
Japan
Builder
Tokyo University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
June 30, 2003 · 14:15 UTC
Launch record
2003-031Success
Rocket
Rokot
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC133/3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
822 km
Apogee
828 km
Inclination
98.73°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 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 Q16858143 (CC0).