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FUNcube-1

Satellite. FUNcube-1 was launched on November 21, 2013 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-066AENORAD 39444Netherlands

Identity

Name in GCAT
AMSAT-OSCAR-73
Common name
FUNcube-1
Payload designation
FUNcube-1
Other names
AO-73,AMSAT-OSCAR-73
International designator
2013-066AE
NORAD catalog number
39444
GCAT identifier
S39444

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
AMSAT-NL
Owner
AMSAT-NL
Country
Netherlands
Builder
Innovative Solutions In Space B.V.
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
682 km
Inclination
97.80°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

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 Q15261051 (CC0).