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OroraTech

German aerospace company. OroraTech was launched on January 14, 2025 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-009CBNORAD 62682Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
OT-FOREST-3 BJOERNTBW
Common name
OroraTech
Payload designation
FOREST-3
International designator
2025-009CB
NORAD catalog number
62682
GCAT identifier
S62682

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
Orora
Owner
OroraTech
Country
Germany
Builder
Orora Technologies GmbH
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 8U

Launch

Date
January 14, 2025 · 19:09 UTC
Launch record
2025-009Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
512 km
Apogee
520 km
Inclination
97.44°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jan 14, 2025

Size

Mass
15 kg
Dry mass
15 kg
Length
0.4 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q104848071 (CC0).