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OPTOS

Technology demonstration satellite. OPTOS was launched on November 21, 2013 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

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Identity

Name in GCAT
OPTOS
International designator
2013-066E
NORAD catalog number
39420
GCAT identifier
S39420
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/955

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
INTA
Owner
INTA
Country
Spain
Builder
National Institute of Aerospace Technology
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
November 21, 2013 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record
2013-066Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
593 km
Apogee
797 km
Inclination
97.79°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2016
End of operations
2016

Size

Mass
4 kg
Dry mass
4 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q6047772 (CC0).