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Mazaalai (satellite)

Mongolian CubeSat. Mazaalai (satellite) was launched on June 3, 2017 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 11, 2019).

COSPAR 1998-067MWNORAD 42822Mongolia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Mazaalai
Common name
Mazaalai (satellite)
Payload designation
BIRD-M
International designator
1998-067MW
NORAD catalog number
42822
GCAT identifier
S42822
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/827

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
BIRDS
Owner
NU Mongolia
Country
Mongolia
Builder
Kyushu Instiute of Technology
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
June 3, 2017 · 21:07 UTC
Launch record
2017-030Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
401 km
Apogee
411 km
Inclination
51.62°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 11, 2019
Last known active
May 2018
End of operations
May 2019

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q33035126 (CC0).