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SUCHAI
First artificial satellite designed and developed locally in Chile. SUCHAI was launched on June 23, 2017 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 11, 2023).
COSPAR 2017-036ZNORAD 42788Chile
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SUCHAI
- International designator
- 2017-036Z
- NORAD catalog number
- 42788
- GCAT identifier
- S42788
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/832
Mission
- Mission type
- Technology
- Use
- Amateur / academic
- Program
- UChile
- Owner
- SPEL/UCH
- Country
- Chile
- Builder
- Space and Planetary Exploration Lab, University of Chile
- 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 11, 2023
- Last known active
- February 2023
- End of operations
- Sep 23, 2018
Size
- Mass
- 1 kg
- Dry mass
- 1 kg
- Length
- 0.1 m
- Diameter
- 0.10 m
- Span
- 0.1 m
Launched together
Cartosat-2EOptical imaging · ISROLituanica SAT-2Space science · Vilnius UInflateSailSpace science · Surrey Space CtrAalto-1Space science · Aalto univ.URSA MAIORSpace science · Roma La SapienzaCompass-2Space science · FH-AachenMax Valier SatAstronomy · GO Max ValierPegasusSpace science · FHWNskCUBETechnology · SOSAVZLUSat-1Space science · VZLU
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q21003663 (CC0).