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GeneSat-1
NASA's nanosatellite. GeneSat-1 was launched on December 16, 2006 aboard a Minotaur I from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Aug 4, 2010).
COSPAR 2006-058CNORAD 29655United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Genesat-1
- Common name
- GeneSat-1
- International designator
- 2006-058C
- NORAD catalog number
- 29655
- GCAT identifier
- S29655
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/514
Mission
- Mission type
- Biology
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Ames
- Owner
- ARC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field
- Platform (bus)
- Cubesat 3U
Launch
- Date
- December 16, 2006 · 12:00 UTC
- Launch record
- 2006-058Success
- Rocket
- Minotaur I
- Spaceport
- Wallops · pad Pad 0B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 413 km
- Apogee
- 419 km
- Inclination
- 40.03°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- August 4, 2010
- Last known active
- January 2008
- End of operations
- Aug 4, 2010
Size
- Mass
- 3 kg
- Dry mass
- 3 kg
- Length
- 0.3 m
- Diameter
- 0.10 m
- Span
- 0.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1501359 (CC0).