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e-st@r-II

Italian satellite. e-st@r-II was launched on April 25, 2016 aboard a Soyuz-ST-A from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 5, 2024).

COSPAR 2016-025DNORAD 41459Italy

Identity

Name in GCAT
E-st@r-II
Common name
e-st@r-II
Payload designation
E-STAR-II
International designator
2016-025D
NORAD catalog number
41459
GCAT identifier
S41459
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/779

Mission

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

Launch

Date
April 25, 2016 · 21:02 UTC
Launch record
2016-025Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
442 km
Apogee
686 km
Inclination
98.22°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 5, 2024
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
April 2024

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 Q24025057 (CC0).