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First-MOVE

German picosatellite. First-MOVE was launched on November 21, 2013 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 26, 2026).

COSPAR 2013-066ZNORAD 39439Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
First-MOVE
International designator
2013-066Z
NORAD catalog number
39439
GCAT identifier
S39439
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/696

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
TUM
Owner
TU Munchen
Country
Germany
Builder
Technical University of Munich
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
November 21, 2013 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record
2013-066Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
593 km
Apogee
699 km
Inclination
97.80°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 26, 2026
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
Dec 19, 2013

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 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 Q1419241 (CC0).