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PoSAT-1

Portuguese satellite. PoSAT-1 was launched on September 26, 1993 aboard a Ariane 40 from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1993-061GNORAD 22829Portugal

Identity

Name in GCAT
POSAT-OSCAR-28
Common name
PoSAT-1
Payload designation
Posat 1
Other names
PO-28
International designator
1993-061G
NORAD catalog number
22829
GCAT identifier
S22829

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Posat
Owner
INETI
Country
Portugal
Builder
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
Platform (bus)
UoSAT

Launch

Date
September 26, 1993 · 01:45 UTC
Launch record
1993-061Success
Rocket
Ariane 40
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ELA2

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
790 km
Apogee
806 km
Inclination
98.67°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2006
End of operations
2008

Size

Mass
50 kg
Dry mass
50 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2045818 (CC0).