NanoDragon

Vietnamese artificial satellite. NanoDragon was launched on November 9, 2021 aboard a Epsilon from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 15, 2026).

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Identity

Name in GCAT: ARICA
Common name: NanoDragon
International designator: 2021-102J
NORAD catalog number: 49403
GCAT identifier: S49403
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1073

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: Aoyama Gakuin
Owner: Aoyama Gakuin
Country: Japan
Builder: Aoyama Gakuin University
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: November 9, 2021 · 00:55 UTC
Launch record: 2021-102Success
Rocket: Epsilon
Spaceport: Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad EP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 547 km
Apogee: 572 km
Inclination: 97.57°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: July 15, 2026
Last known active: Nov 9, 2021
End of operations: 2025

Size

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

Launched together

AsutarisukuSpace science · Chiba kogyu RAISE-2Technology · JAXA DRUMSOptical imaging · MHI Meiyu HibariTechnology · TITech KOSEN-1Astronomy · Kochi College

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q109507429 (CC0).