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OSIRIS-3U

Microsatellite of Pennsylvania university. OSIRIS-3U was launched on August 14, 2017 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 7, 2019).

COSPAR 1998-067NLNORAD 43027United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OSIRIS-3U
International designator
1998-067NL
NORAD catalog number
43027
GCAT identifier
S43027
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/877

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
PSU
Owner
PSU
Country
United States
Builder
Penn State University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
August 14, 2017 · 16:31 UTC
Launch record
2017-045Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
394 km
Apogee
409 km
Inclination
51.65°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
March 7, 2019
Last known active
Nov 21, 2017
End of operations
December 2017

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 Q106473565 (CC0).