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SONATE

SONATE was launched on July 5, 2019 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 8, 2025).

COSPAR 2019-038QNORAD 44400Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
SONATE
International designator
2019-038Q
NORAD catalog number
44400
GCAT identifier
S44400
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/907

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
UWE
Owner
U Wurzburg
Country
Germany
Builder
Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
July 5, 2019 · 05:41 UTC
Launch record
2019-038Success
Spaceport
Vostochny · pad PU1S

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
514 km
Apogee
547 km
Inclination
97.49°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
July 8, 2025
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
June 2025

Size

Mass
5 kg
Dry mass
5 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 Q108855303 (CC0).