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PW-Sat

Satellite. PW-Sat was launched on February 13, 2012 aboard a Vega from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 28, 2014).

COSPAR 2012-006GNORAD 38083Poland

Identity

Name in GCAT
PW-Sat 1
Common name
PW-Sat
International designator
2012-006G
NORAD catalog number
38083
GCAT identifier
S38083
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/646

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Warsaw
Owner
Pol. Warszawska
Country
Poland
Builder
Warsaw University of Technology
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
February 13, 2012 · 10:00 UTC
Launch record
2012-006Success
Rocket
Vega
Spaceport
Kourou · pad ZLV

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
308 km
Apogee
1,443 km
Inclination
69.48°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
October 28, 2014
Last known active
October 2012
End of operations
October 2014

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q856632 (CC0).