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Sonate-2

Sonate-2 was launched on March 4, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-043QNORAD 59112Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
SONATE-2
Common name
Sonate-2
International designator
2024-043Q
NORAD catalog number
59112
GCAT identifier
S59112

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
UWE
Owner
U Wurzburg
Country
Germany
Builder
Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 6U

Launch

Date
March 4, 2024 · 22:05 UTC
Launch record
2024-043Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
508 km
Apogee
529 km
Inclination
97.46°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Mar 4, 2024

Size

Mass
12 kg
Dry mass
12 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.6 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q124737826 (CC0).