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ISAT

ISAT was launched on December 27, 2018 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 29, 2026).

COSPAR 2018-111DNORAD 43879Czechia

Identity

Name in GCAT
iSat
Common name
ISAT
Payload designation
D-Star ONE iSat
International designator
2018-111D
NORAD catalog number
43879
GCAT identifier
S43879
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/907

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
GOS
Owner
iSky
Country
Czechia
Builder
German Orbital Systems GmbH
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
December 27, 2018 · 02:07 UTC
Launch record
2018-111Success
Spaceport
Vostochny · pad PU1S

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
571 km
Apogee
586 km
Inclination
97.72°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
September 29, 2026
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
July 2026

Size

Mass
3 kg
Dry mass
3 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
1.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q62605883 (CC0).