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Megsat

Megsat was launched on September 26, 2000 aboard a Dnepr from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2000-057BNORAD 26546Italy

Identity

Name in GCAT
Megsat-1
Common name
Megsat
International designator
2000-057B
NORAD catalog number
26546
GCAT identifier
S26546
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.405

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Commercial
Program
Megsat
Owner
MegSat
Country
Italy
Builder
Meggiorin Group
Platform (bus)
Megsat

Launch

Date
September 26, 2000 · 10:05 UTC
Launch record
2000-057Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC109/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
640 km
Apogee
646 km
Inclination
64.56°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
December 2022
End of operations
2012

Size

Mass
56 kg
Dry mass
56 kg
Length
0.4 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3853898 (CC0).