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KOSTKA
Czech educational satellite. KOSTKA was launched on July 7, 2026 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2026-156ACNORAD 69895Poland
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- PIRX-1
- Common name
- KOSTKA
- Payload designation
- Mikroglob-1
- International designator
- 2026-156AC
- NORAD catalog number
- 69895
- GCAT identifier
- S69895
Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Pirx
- Owner
- ARGUS
- Country
- Poland
- Builder
- Creotech Instruments S.A.
- Platform (bus)
- HyperSat
Launch
- Date
- July 7, 2026 · 07:12 UTC
- Launch record
- 2026-156Success
- Rocket
- Falcon 9
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC4E
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 587 km
- Apogee
- 598 km
- Inclination
- 97.75°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Jul 7, 2026
Size
- Mass
- 55 kg
- Dry mass
- 55 kg
- Length
- 0.9 m
- Diameter
- 0.50 m
- Span
- 1.5 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q140133975 (CC0).