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OrigamiSat-1

Japanese CubeSat. OrigamiSat-1 was launched on January 18, 2019 aboard a Epsilon from Uchinoura (Kagoshima). Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Apr 30, 2022).

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Identity

Name in GCAT
Fuji-OSCAR-98
Common name
OrigamiSat-1
Payload designation
OrigamiSat-1
Other names
FO-98
International designator
2019-003B
NORAD catalog number
43933
GCAT identifier
S43933
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1073

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
TIT
Owner
TITech
Country
Japan
Builder
Tokyo Inst of Technology
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
January 18, 2019 · 00:50 UTC
Launch record
2019-003Success
Rocket
Epsilon
Spaceport
Uchinoura (Kagoshima) · pad EP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
488 km
Apogee
512 km
Inclination
97.30°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
April 30, 2022
Last known active
April 2022
End of operations
Jan 24, 2019

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q63089343 (CC0).