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Enxaneta

Nanosatellite of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Enxaneta was launched on March 22, 2021 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 25, 2024).

COSPAR 2021-022AFNORAD 47961United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
3B5GSAT
Common name
Enxaneta
International designator
2021-022AF
NORAD catalog number
47961
GCAT identifier
S47961
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/984

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Sateliot
Owner
Open Cosmos
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Open Cosmos Ltd.
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
March 22, 2021 · 06:07 UTC
Launch record
2021-022Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
535 km
Apogee
563 km
Inclination
97.56°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
July 25, 2024
Last known active
October 2022
End of operations
June 2024

Size

Mass
4 kg
Dry mass
4 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q106073481 (CC0).