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CUNYSAT-1
Investigation of ionospheric disturbances using GPS signals.. CUNYSAT-1 was launched on December 6, 2013 aboard a Atlas V 501 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 14, 2025).
COSPAR 2013-072JNORAD 39470United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- CUNYSAT-1
- Other names
- Elana-II
- International designator
- 2013-072J
- NORAD catalog number
- 39470
- GCAT identifier
- S39470
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science, Radio occultation
- Use
- Amateur / academic
- Program
- CUNY
- Owner
- CUNY
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Medgar Evers College, City University of New York
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 1U
Launch
- Date
- December 6, 2013 · 07:14 UTC
- Launch record
- 2013-072Success
- Rocket
- Atlas V 501
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC3E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/R
- Perigee
- 462 km
- Apogee
- 890 km
- Inclination
- 120.50°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- October 14, 2025
- Last known active
- Dec 6, 2013
- End of operations
- December 2013
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 Q113171944 (CC0).