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HawkSat I

Satellite. HawkSat I was launched on May 19, 2009 aboard a Minotaur I from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 4, 2011).

COSPAR 2009-028DNORAD 35004United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
HawkSat-1
Common name
HawkSat I
International designator
2009-028D
NORAD catalog number
35004
GCAT identifier
S35004
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/573

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Hawksat
Owner
HISS
Country
United States
Builder
Hawk Institute for Space Sciences
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
May 19, 2009 · 23:55 UTC
Launch record
2009-028Success
Spaceport
Wallops · pad Pad 0B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
426 km
Apogee
466 km
Inclination
40.46°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
September 4, 2011
Last known active
May 19, 2009
End of operations
May 19, 2009

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 Q647304 (CC0).