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SEDSAT-1

American amateur radio satellite. SEDSAT-1 was launched on October 24, 1998 aboard a Delta 7326-9.5 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1998-061BNORAD 25509United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
SEDSAT-OSCAR-33
Common name
SEDSAT-1
Payload designation
SEDSAT
Other names
SO-33
International designator
1998-061B
NORAD catalog number
25509
GCAT identifier
S25509
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/353

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
UAH
Owner
SEDS-HSV
Country
United States
Builder
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (HSV)
Platform (bus)
SEDSAT

Launch

Date
October 24, 1998 · 12:08 UTC
Launch record
1998-061Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
547 km
Apogee
1,077 km
Inclination
31.44°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
March 2003
End of operations
March 2003

Size

Mass
36 kg
Dry mass
36 kg
Length
0.4 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
0.4 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17127223 (CC0).