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LacunaSat-3

LacunaSat-3 was launched on September 28, 2020 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 4, 2025).

COSPAR 2020-068GNORAD 46492United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
LacunaSat 3
Common name
LacunaSat-3
International designator
2020-068G
NORAD catalog number
46492
GCAT identifier
S46492
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/960

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Commercial
Program
Lacuna
Owner
Lacuna Space
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
NanoAvionics
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
September 28, 2020 · 11:20 UTC
Launch record
2020-068Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC43/4

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
552 km
Apogee
567 km
Inclination
97.67°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 4, 2025
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
January 2025

Size

Mass
4 kg
Dry mass
4 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q108146700 (CC0).