ÑuSat 12

Earth observation satellite in the Aleph constellation. ÑuSat 12 was launched on November 6, 2020 aboard a Chang Zheng 6 from Taiyuan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Sep 28, 2023).

COSPAR 2020-079ANORAD 46827Uruguay

Identity

Name in GCAT: Dorothy
Common name: ÑuSat 12
Payload designation: Nusat-12
International designator: 2020-079A
NORAD catalog number: 46827
GCAT identifier: S46827
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/998

Mission

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

Launch

Date: November 6, 2020 · 03:19 UTC
Launch record: 2020-079Success
Rocket: Chang Zheng 6
Spaceport: Taiyuan · pad LC16

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 467 km
Apogee: 477 km
Inclination: 97.27°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: September 28, 2023
Last known active: February 2023
End of operations: September 2023

Size

Mass: 44 kg
Dry mass: 37 kg
Length: 0.8 m
Diameter: 0.40 m
Span: 0.8 m

Launched together

ÑuSat 9Optical imaging · URUGUS S.A.ÑuSat 11Optical imaging · URUGUS S.A.ÑuSat 15Optical imaging · URUGUS S.A.ÑuSat 14Optical imaging · URUGUS S.A.ÑuSat 10Optical imaging · URUGUS S.A.ÑuSat 13Optical imaging · URUGUS S.A.ÑuSat 17Optical imaging · URUGUS S.A.ÑuSat 18Optical imaging · URUGUS S.A.ÑuSat 16Optical imaging · URUGUS S.A.

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q105480631 (CC0).