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Gurwin-II TechSat
Technion technology demonstration satellite. Gurwin-II TechSat was launched on July 10, 1998 aboard a Zenit-2 from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 1998-043DNORAD 25397Israel
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Gurwin-OSCAR-32
- Common name
- Gurwin-II TechSat
- Payload designation
- Techsat 1B
- Other names
- GO-32,Gurwin Techsat 1B
- International designator
- 1998-043D
- NORAD catalog number
- 25397
- GCAT identifier
- S25397
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Amateur / academic
- Program
- Techsat
- Owner
- Technion
- Country
- Israel
- Builder
- Technion
- Platform (bus)
- Techsat 1
Launch
- Date
- July 10, 1998 · 06:30 UTC
- Launch record
- 1998-043Success
- Rocket
- Zenit-2
- Spaceport
- Baikonur · pad LC45/1
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 815 km
- Apogee
- 818 km
- Inclination
- 98.80°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- February 2023
- End of operations
- April 2010
Size
- Mass
- 50 kg
- Dry mass
- 50 kg
- Length
- 0.5 m
- Diameter
- 0.50 m
- Span
- 0.5 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6921675 (CC0).