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ITAMSAT

Italian amateur radio satellite. ITAMSAT was launched on September 26, 1993 aboard a Ariane 40 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: renamed (1999).

COSPAR 1993-061DNORAD 22826United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Healthsat 2
Common name
ITAMSAT
International designator
1993-061D
NORAD catalog number
22826
GCAT identifier
S22826
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/274

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Healthsat
Owner
Satellife
Country
United States
Builder
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
Platform (bus)
UoSAT

Launch

Date
September 26, 1993 · 01:45 UTC
Launch record
1993-061Success
Rocket
Ariane 40
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
792 km
Apogee
805 km
Inclination
98.68°
Status
Renamed
Status date
1999
Last known active
2002
End of operations
2008

Size

Mass
50 kg
Dry mass
50 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2790523 (CC0).