GhanaSat-1

Ghanaian CubeSat. GhanaSat-1 was launched on June 3, 2017 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 22, 2019).

COSPAR 1998-067MVNORAD 42821Ghana

Identity

Name in GCAT: Ghanasat-1
Common name: GhanaSat-1
Payload designation: BIRD-G
International designator: 1998-067MV
NORAD catalog number: 42821
GCAT identifier: S42821

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: BIRDS
Owner: ANUC
Country: Ghana
Builder: Kyushu Instiute of Technology
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: June 3, 2017 · 21:07 UTC
Launch record: 2017-030Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 401 km
Apogee: 404 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: May 22, 2019
Last known active: Jul 7, 2017
End of operations: Jul 7, 2017

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 Q33020238 (CC0).