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LilacSat 1

Amateur radio satellite. LilacSat 1 was launched on April 18, 2017 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 28, 2019).

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Zidingxiang-1
Common name
LilacSat 1
Payload designation
QB50-CN02/BE02
Other names
Lilacsat-Oscar-90,Lilacsat-1,LO-90
International designator
1998-067ME
NORAD catalog number
42725
GCAT identifier
S42725
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/808

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Harbin
Owner
Harbin
Country
China
Builder
Harbin Institute of Technology
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date
April 18, 2017 · 15:11 UTC
Launch record
2017-019Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
402 km
Apogee
403 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
March 28, 2019
Last known active
October 2018
End of operations
March 2019

Size

Mass
2 kg
Dry mass
2 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q31841181 (CC0).