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e-st@r

Italian satellite. e-st@r was launched on February 13, 2012 aboard a Vega from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 16, 2015).

COSPAR 2012-006CNORAD 38079Italy

Identity

Name in GCAT
e-st@r
Payload designation
E-STAR
International designator
2012-006C
NORAD catalog number
38079
GCAT identifier
S38079
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/734

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Torino
Owner
PolyTorino
Country
Italy
Builder
Polytechnic University of Turin
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
February 13, 2012 · 10:00 UTC
Launch record
2012-006Success
Rocket
Vega
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ZLV

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
309 km
Apogee
1,441 km
Inclination
69.49°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 16, 2015
Last known active
December 2012
End of operations
December 2012

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 Q3717087 (CC0).