// technology · 2024

ERNST

Imaging satellite built by the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics. ERNST was launched on August 16, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 2, 2026).

COSPAR 2024-149KNORAD 60477Taiwan

Identity

Name in GCAT: Satoro-T2
Common name: ERNST
International designator: 2024-149K
NORAD catalog number: 60477
GCAT identifier: S60477

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Commercial
Program: Satoro
Owner: Satoro
Country: Taiwan
Builder: Satoro Space
Platform (bus): Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date: August 16, 2024 · 18:56 UTC
Launch record: 2024-149Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 512 km
Apogee: 518 km
Inclination: 97.44°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: March 2, 2026
Last known active: Aug 16, 2024
End of operations: February 2026

Size

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

Launched together

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Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q129264078 (CC0).