2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Spacecraft
  3. ÑuSat 4
// optical imaging · 2018

ÑuSat 4

Earth observation satellite of the Aleph constellation. ÑuSat 4 was launched on February 2, 2018 aboard a Chang Zheng 2D from Jiuquan. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 4, 2024).

COSPAR 2018-015DNORAD 43195Uruguay

Identity

Name in GCAT
Ada
Common name
ÑuSat 4
Payload designation
Nusat-4
International designator
2018-015D
NORAD catalog number
43195
GCAT identifier
S43195
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/843

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
February 2, 2018 · 07:51 UTC
Launch record
2018-015Success
Spaceport
Jiuquan · pad LC603

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
493 km
Apogee
503 km
Inclination
97.21°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 4, 2024
Last known active
January 2020
End of operations
January 2024

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 Q78821814 (CC0).