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MaqSat-H

Instrumented dummy satellite launched in 1997. MaqSat-H was launched on October 30, 1997 aboard a Ariane 5G from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit, attached to another object.

COSPAR 1997-066ANORAD 25023European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT
TEAMSAT
Common name
MaqSat-H
International designator
1997-066A
NORAD catalog number
25023
GCAT identifier
S25023
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/480

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
Ari5
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Builder
ESTEC
Platform (bus)
TEAMSAT

Launch

Date
October 30, 1997 · 13:43 UTC
Launch record
1997-066Partial · 0.75
Rocket
Ariane 5G
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
HEO
Perigee
530 km
Apogee
26,633 km
Inclination
7.86°
Status
In orbit, attached to another object
Last known active
November 1997
End of operations
November 1997

Size

Mass
350 kg
Dry mass
350 kg
Total mass with attached objects
2,650 kg
Length
3.8 m
Diameter
2.50 m
Span
3.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111498550 (CC0).