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ITUpSAT1

Turkish CubeSat satellite. ITUpSAT1 was launched on September 23, 2009 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
ITUpSAT-1
Common name
ITUpSAT1
Payload designation
ITU piko SATellite 1
International designator
2009-051E
NORAD catalog number
35935
GCAT identifier
S35935

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
ITU
Owner
ITU SSDTL
Country
Türkiye
Builder
Istanbul Technical University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
September 23, 2009 · 06:21 UTC
Launch record
2009-051Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
712 km
Apogee
721 km
Inclination
98.31°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
2015

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 Q5975034 (CC0).