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QB50p1

QB50p1 was launched on June 19, 2014 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-033RNORAD 40025Belgium

Identity

Name in GCAT
QB50P1
Common name
QB50p1
Other names
EO-79,European Oscar-79
International designator
2014-033R
NORAD catalog number
40025
GCAT identifier
S40025
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/721

Mission

Mission type
Earth science
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
VKI
Owner
QB50
Country
Belgium
Builder
Innovative Solutions In Space B.V.
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date
June 19, 2014 · 19:11 UTC
Launch record
2014-033Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
604 km
Apogee
621 km
Inclination
97.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
2018

Size

Mass
2 kg
Dry mass
2 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q19298826 (CC0).