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Kent Ridge 1

Kent Ridge 1 was launched on December 16, 2015 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-077BNORAD 41167Singapore

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kent Ridge 1
International designator
2015-077B
NORAD catalog number
41167
GCAT identifier
S41167

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
NUS
Owner
NUS
Country
Singapore
Builder
Berlin Space Technologies GmbH
Platform (bus)
LEOS-50

Launch

Date
December 16, 2015 · 12:30 UTC
Launch record
2015-077Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/E
Perigee
529 km
Apogee
549 km
Inclination
14.99°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
April 2016
End of operations
2018

Size

Mass
78 kg
Dry mass
78 kg
Length
0.4 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q121864181 (CC0).