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Cute 1

Cute 1 was launched on June 30, 2003 aboard a Rokot from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2003-031ENORAD 27844Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT
Cubesat-OSCAR-55
Common name
Cute 1
Payload designation
Cute-I
Other names
CO-55
International designator
2003-031E
NORAD catalog number
27844
GCAT identifier
S27844
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/463

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
TIT
Owner
TITech
Country
Japan
Builder
Tokyo Inst of Technology
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
819 km
Apogee
831 km
Inclination
98.72°
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 Q16830765 (CC0).