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North Utah Satellite
American technology demonstration satellite. North Utah Satellite was launched on April 29, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Dec 15, 1986).
COSPAR 1985-034BNORAD 15666United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Nusat
- Common name
- North Utah Satellite
- International designator
- 1985-034B
- NORAD catalog number
- 15666
- GCAT identifier
- S15666
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/134
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- Nusat
- Owner
- Weber CAST
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- CAST, Weber State Univ., Utah
- Platform (bus)
- Nusat
Launch
- Date
- April 29, 1985 · 16:02 UTC
- Launch record
- 1985-034Success
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 339 km
- Apogee
- 356 km
- Inclination
- 56.99°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- December 15, 1986
- Last known active
- December 1986
- End of operations
- December 1986
Size
- Mass
- 48 kg
- Dry mass
- 48 kg
- Length
- 0.5 m
- Diameter
- 0.50 m
- Span
- 0.5 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6037006 (CC0).