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Kitsat-1

Amateur radio satellite. Kitsat-1 was launched on August 10, 1992 aboard a Ariane 42P from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1992-052BNORAD 22077South Korea

Identity

Name in GCAT
Kitsat-OSCAR-23
Common name
Kitsat-1
Payload designation
Kitsat A
Other names
KO-23,Uribyol-1
International designator
1992-052B
NORAD catalog number
22077
GCAT identifier
S22077
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/297

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Kitsat
Owner
KAIST
Country
South Korea
Builder
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
Platform (bus)
UoSAT

Launch

Date
August 10, 1992 · 23:08 UTC
Launch record
1992-052Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
1,301 km
Apogee
1,400 km
Inclination
66.07°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2002
End of operations
January 2002

Size

Mass
48 kg
Dry mass
48 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 Q625280 (CC0).