CUTE-1.7 + APD II

Follow up to CUTE-1.7 + APD nanosatellite. CUTE-1.7 + APD II was launched on April 28, 2008 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2008-021CNORAD 32785Japan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Cubesat-OSCAR-65
Common name: CUTE-1.7 + APD II
Payload designation: Cute-1.7/APD 2
Other names: CO-65
International designator: 2008-021C
NORAD catalog number: 32785
GCAT identifier: S32785
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/552

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: TIT
Owner: TITech
Country: Japan
Builder: Tokyo Inst of Technology
Platform (bus): Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date: April 28, 2008 · 03:53 UTC
Launch record: 2008-021Success
Rocket: PSLV
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad SLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 615 km
Apogee: 634 km
Inclination: 98.00°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: February 2023

Size

Mass: 4 kg
Dry mass: 4 kg
Length: 0.2 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.2 m

Launched together

Cartosat-2AOptical imaging · ISRO CanX-6Communications · UTIAS-SFL IMS-1Optical imaging · ISRO Compass-1Optical imaging · FH-Aachen AAUSAT-IIAstronomy · AAU Delfi-C3Technology · TU Delft CanX-2Technology · UTIAS-SFL SEEDS-2Technology · Nihon

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14152747 (CC0).