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ÑuSat 1

First commercial nanosatelite from Argentina with ÑuSat 2. ÑuSat 1 was launched on May 30, 2016 aboard a Chang Zheng 4B from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 21, 2023).

COSPAR 2016-033BNORAD 41557Uruguay

Identity

Name in GCAT
Fresco
Common name
ÑuSat 1
Payload designation
Nusat-1
Other names
LO-87,LUSEX-Oscar-87
International designator
2016-033B
NORAD catalog number
41557
GCAT identifier
S41557
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/784

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
Satelog
Country
Uruguay
Builder
URUGUS S.A., Satellogic S.A., Montevideo satellite factory
Platform (bus)
Aleph

Launch

Date
May 30, 2016 · 03:17 UTC
Launch record
2016-033Success
Spaceport
Taiyuan · pad LC9

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
480 km
Apogee
499 km
Inclination
97.50°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
October 21, 2023
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
October 2023

Size

Mass
37 kg
Dry mass
37 kg
Length
0.8 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q52152678 (CC0).