NepaliSat-1

Nepal's first ever satellite. NepaliSat-1 was launched on April 17, 2019 aboard a Antares 230 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 3, 2021).

COSPAR 1998-067QENORAD 44329Sri Lanka

Identity

Name in GCAT: Raavana-1
Common name: NepaliSat-1
Payload designation: BIRD-LKA
International designator: 1998-067QE
NORAD catalog number: 44329
GCAT identifier: S44329

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Civil government
Program: ACIMT
Owner: ACCIMT
Country: Sri Lanka
Builder: Kyushu Instiute of Technology
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: April 17, 2019 · 20:46 UTC
Launch record: 2019-022Success
Rocket: Antares 230
Spaceport: Wallops · pad Pad 0A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 405 km
Apogee: 416 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: October 3, 2021
Last known active: Oct 3, 2021
End of operations: 2020

Size

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

Launched together

Cygnus NG-11Human spaceflight · NGIS SSG Raavana 1Technology · Kyutech ŚwiatowidOptical imaging · SatRevolution KRAKsatTechnology · Kraksat EntrySatTechnology · ISAE SeekerTechnology · NASA JSC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q63226666 (CC0).