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PUCP-Sat 1

39442. PUCP-Sat 1 was launched on November 21, 2013 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-066ACNORAD 39442Peru

Identity

Name in GCAT
PUCP-Sat-1
Common name
PUCP-Sat 1
International designator
2013-066AC
NORAD catalog number
39442
GCAT identifier
S39442
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/792

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
PUCP
Owner
PUCP
Country
Peru
Builder
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
November 21, 2013 · 07:10 UTC
Launch record
2013-066Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
597 km
Apogee
639 km
Inclination
97.81°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 6, 2013
End of operations
December 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 Q16089836 (CC0).