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EQUiSat

CubeSat operated by Brown Space Engineering. EQUiSat was launched on May 21, 2018 aboard a Antares 230 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 26, 2020).

COSPAR 1998-067PANORAD 43552United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Equisat
Common name: EQUiSat
International designator: 1998-067PA
NORAD catalog number: 43552
GCAT identifier: S43552
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/877

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Brown
Owner: Brown Univ.
Country: United States
Builder: Brown University
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: May 21, 2018 · 08:44 UTC
Launch record: 2018-046Success
Rocket: Antares 230
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 398 km
Apogee: 407 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: December 26, 2020
Last known active: December 2020
End of operations: December 2020

Size

Mass: 1 kg
Dry mass: 1 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.1 m

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17155947 (CC0).