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GRBBeta

Slovakian/Hungarian technology demonstration CubeSat. GRBBeta was launched on July 9, 2024 aboard a Ariane 62 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-128CNORAD 60237Slovakia

Identity

Name in GCAT
GRBBeta
Payload designation
GRB-Beta
International designator
2024-128C
NORAD catalog number
60237
GCAT identifier
S60237
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1210

Mission

Mission type
Astronomy
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
TUKE
Owner
TUKE
Country
Slovakia
Builder
Technical University of Kosice
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date
July 9, 2024 · 19:00 UTC
Launch record
2024-128Partial · 0.85
Rocket
Ariane 62
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
572 km
Apogee
588 km
Inclination
62.00°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
December 2025

Size

Mass
2 kg
Dry mass
2 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q127459087 (CC0).