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PW-Sat2

Polish satellite. PW-Sat2 was launched on December 3, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 23, 2021).

COSPAR 2018-099BJNORAD 43814Poland

Identity

Name in GCAT
PW-Sat2
International designator
2018-099BJ
NORAD catalog number
43814
GCAT identifier
S43814
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/874

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Warsaw
Owner
Pol. Warszawska
Country
Poland
Builder
Warsaw University of Technology
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date
December 3, 2018 · 18:34 UTC
Launch record
2018-099Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
572 km
Apogee
591 km
Inclination
97.77°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
February 23, 2021
Last known active
Dec 7, 2018
End of operations
Feb 21, 2021

Size

Mass
3 kg
Dry mass
3 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
2.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q60762014 (CC0).