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OSSI-1

Open source satellite initiative amateur satellite. OSSI-1 was launched on April 19, 2013 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 8, 2013).

COSPAR 2013-015BNORAD 39131South Korea

Identity

Name in GCAT
OSSI 1
Common name
OSSI-1
International designator
2013-015B
NORAD catalog number
39131
GCAT identifier
S39131

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
OSSI
Owner
OSSI
Country
South Korea
Builder
Open Source Satellite Initiative
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
April 19, 2013 · 10:00 UTC
Launch record
2013-015Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
258 km
Apogee
549 km
Inclination
64.94°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
July 8, 2013
Last known active
Apr 19, 2013
End of operations
Apr 19, 2013

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q13218984 (CC0).