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MIR-Sat 1

MIR-Sat 1 was launched on June 3, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 18, 2022).

COSPAR 1998-067SPNORAD 48868Mauritius

Identity

Name in GCAT
MirSat-OSCAR-112
Common name
MIR-Sat 1
Payload designation
Mir-Sat-1
Other names
MO-112
International designator
1998-067SP
NORAD catalog number
48868
GCAT identifier
S48868
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.448

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
MRIC
Owner
MRIC
Country
Mauritius
Builder
Mauritius Research and Innovation Council
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
June 3, 2021 · 17:29 UTC
Launch record
2021-048Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
415 km
Apogee
419 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 18, 2022
Last known active
Apr 15, 2022
End of operations
Apr 18, 2022

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 Q107612976 (CC0).