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INSPIRE-Sat 7

CubeSAT satellite. INSPIRE-Sat 7 was launched on April 15, 2023 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 18, 2024).

COSPAR 2023-054AKNORAD 56211France

Identity

Name in GCAT
InspireSat-7
Common name
INSPIRE-Sat 7
Payload designation
INSPIRE-SAT 7
International designator
2023-054AK
NORAD catalog number
56211
GCAT identifier
S56211

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
UVSQ
Owner
LATMOS
Country
France
Builder
Aeronomy Service, CNRS
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date
April 15, 2023 · 06:47 UTC
Launch record
2023-054Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
487 km
Apogee
507 km
Inclination
97.42°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
September 18, 2024
Last known active
Apr 15, 2023
End of operations
August 2024

Size

Mass
3 kg
Dry mass
3 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 Q121872709 (CC0).