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PRETTY

European CubeSat satellite mission. PRETTY was launched on October 9, 2023 aboard a Vega from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2023-155HNORAD 58023Austria

Identity

Name in GCAT
PRETTY
International designator
2023-155H
NORAD catalog number
58023
GCAT identifier
S58023
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1170

Mission

Mission type
Earth science
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
TUG
Owner
TU Graz
Country
Austria
Builder
Beyond Gravity Austria
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
October 9, 2023 · 01:36 UTC
Launch record
2023-155Success
Rocket
Vega
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ZLV

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
567 km
Apogee
568 km
Inclination
97.67°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Oct 9, 2023

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 Q136650044 (CC0).