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Phi-Sat-1

ESA satellite. Phi-Sat-1 was launched on September 3, 2020 aboard a Vega from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2020-061WNORAD 46292Spain

Identity

Name in GCAT
FSSCAT A
Common name
Phi-Sat-1
Payload designation
3Cat-5A
Other names
Tyvak-0161
International designator
2020-061W
NORAD catalog number
46292
GCAT identifier
S46292
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/955

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
UPC
Owner
UPC
Country
Spain
Builder
Polytechnic U. of Catalonia
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 6U

Launch

Date
September 3, 2020 · 01:51 UTC
Launch record
2020-061Success
Rocket
Vega
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ZLV

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
534 km
Apogee
538 km
Inclination
97.52°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
August 2022

Size

Mass
10 kg
Dry mass
10 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q97473810 (CC0).