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Nayif 1

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Rocket Launch. Nayif 1 was launched on February 15, 2017 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 20, 2023).

COSPAR 2017-008BXNORAD 42017United Arab Emirates

Identity

Name in GCAT
Emirates OSCAR 88
Common name
Nayif 1
Payload designation
Nayif-1
Other names
EO-88
International designator
2017-008BX
NORAD catalog number
42017
GCAT identifier
S42017
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/807

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
UAE
Owner
Rashid Space Ctr
Country
United Arab Emirates
Builder
Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, EIAST
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
February 15, 2017 · 03:58 UTC
Launch record
2017-008Success
Rocket
PSLV-XL
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
496 km
Apogee
507 km
Inclination
97.51°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
July 20, 2023
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
July 2023

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 Q28870535 (CC0).