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GuaraníSat-1

Paraguayan satellite. GuaraníSat-1 was launched on February 20, 2021 aboard a Antares 230+ from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 5, 2022).

COSPAR 1998-067SHNORAD 47931Paraguay

Identity

Name in GCAT
GuaraniSat
Common name
GuaraníSat-1
Payload designation
BIRDS-4 GuaraniSat
International designator
1998-067SH
NORAD catalog number
47931
GCAT identifier
S47931
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.447

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
AEP
Owner
AEP
Country
Paraguay
Builder
Paraguayan Space Agency
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
February 20, 2021 · 17:36 UTC
Launch record
2021-013Success
Spaceport
Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
415 km
Apogee
419 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
July 5, 2022
Last known active
Feb 20, 2021
End of operations
June 2022

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 Q105846902 (CC0).