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ROBUSTA-1B

42792. ROBUSTA-1B was launched on June 23, 2017 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 17, 2023).

COSPAR 2017-036ADNORAD 42792France

Identity

Name in GCAT
ROBUSTA 1B
Common name
ROBUSTA-1B
International designator
2017-036AD
NORAD catalog number
42792
GCAT identifier
S42792
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/844

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Montpellier
Owner
Montpellier
Country
France
Builder
Montpellier University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
June 23, 2017 · 03:59 UTC
Launch record
2017-036Success
Rocket
PSLV-XL
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
496 km
Apogee
512 km
Inclination
97.45°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
October 17, 2023
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
October 2023

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 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 Q22038862 (CC0).