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OPS-SAT

CubeSat by the European Space Agency. OPS-SAT was launched on December 18, 2019 aboard a Soyuz-ST-A from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 22, 2024).

COSPAR 2019-092FNORAD 44878European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT
OPS-SAT
International designator
2019-092F
NORAD catalog number
44878
GCAT identifier
S44878
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/961

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
ESA Cube
Owner
ESA
Country
European Space Agency
Builder
Graz University of Technology
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
December 18, 2019 · 08:54 UTC
Launch record
2019-092Success
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELS

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
511 km
Apogee
529 km
Inclination
97.46°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
May 22, 2024
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
April 2024

Size

Mass
7 kg
Dry mass
7 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q18385314 (CC0).