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LaoSat 1

Artificial satellite. LaoSat 1 was launched on November 20, 2015 aboard a Chang Zheng 3B from Xichang. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2015-067ANORAD 41034Laos

Identity

Name in GCAT
LaoSat 1
International designator
2015-067A
NORAD catalog number
41034
GCAT identifier
S41034
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.434

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
Laosat
Owner
Lao NAST
Country
Laos
Builder
Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad)
Platform (bus)
DFH-3B

Launch

Date
November 20, 2015 · 16:07 UTC
Launch record
2015-067Success
Spaceport
Xichang · pad LC2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,778 km
Apogee
35,794 km
Inclination
0.04°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
5,086 kg
Dry mass
2,500 kg
Length
5.0 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18469905 (CC0).