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JAWSAT

26061. JAWSAT was launched on January 27, 2000 aboard a Minotaur I from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2000-004ANORAD 26061United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Weber-OSCAR-39
Common name
JAWSAT
Payload designation
JAWSAT
Other names
STP P98-1:PN,WO-39
International designator
2000-004A
NORAD catalog number
26061
GCAT identifier
S26061
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/379

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
STP1
Owner
Weber
Country
United States
Builder
Weber State Univ., Utah
Platform (bus)
MPA

Launch

Date
January 27, 2000 · 03:03 UTC
Launch record
2000-004Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC8

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
751 km
Apogee
803 km
Inclination
100.23°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2000
End of operations
February 2000

Size

Mass
64 kg
Dry mass
64 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.70 m
Span
0.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q10304607 (CC0).