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SamSat 218D

41466. SamSat 218D was launched on April 28, 2016 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Mar 4, 2022).

COSPAR 2016-026CNORAD 41466Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
Samsat-218/D
Common name
SamSat 218D
Payload designation
Kontakt-Nanosputnik
International designator
2016-026C
NORAD catalog number
41466
GCAT identifier
S41466
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/771

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Samsat
Owner
SNIU
Country
Russia
Builder
Samara National Research University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
April 28, 2016 · 02:01 UTC
Launch record
2016-026Success
Spaceport
Vostochny · pad PU1S

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
471 km
Apogee
484 km
Inclination
97.28°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
March 4, 2022
Last known active
February 2022
End of operations
May 4, 2016

Size

Mass
4 kg
Dry mass
4 kg
Length
0.3 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 Q24008090 (CC0).