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IRVINE01

Satellite built by high school students from Irvine, California, US. IRVINE01 was launched on November 11, 2018 aboard a Electron from Mahia. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 3, 2023).

COSPAR 2018-088DNORAD 43693United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
IRVINE01
International designator
2018-088D
NORAD catalog number
43693
GCAT identifier
S43693
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/924

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Irvine
Owner
IPSF
Country
United States
Builder
Irvine Public Schools Foundation
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
November 11, 2018 · 03:50 UTC
Launch record
2018-088Success
Rocket
Electron
Spaceport
Mahia · pad LC1A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/P
Perigee
496 km
Apogee
517 km
Inclination
85.03°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 3, 2023
Last known active
January 2023
End of operations
January 2023

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 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 Q60749359 (CC0).