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SUNSAT

Amateur radio satellite. SUNSAT was launched on February 23, 1999 aboard a Delta 7920-10 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-008CNORAD 25636South Africa

Identity

Name in GCAT
Sunsat-OSCAR-35
Common name
SUNSAT
Payload designation
Sunsat
Other names
SO-35
International designator
1999-008C
NORAD catalog number
25636
GCAT identifier
S25636
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/687

Mission

Mission type
Communications, Optical imaging
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
STBO
Owner
Stellenbosch
Country
South Africa
Builder
Stellenbosch University
Platform (bus)
Sunsat

Launch

Date
February 23, 1999 · 10:29 UTC
Launch record
1999-008Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
646 km
Apogee
865 km
Inclination
96.48°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jan 19, 2001
End of operations
Jan 19, 2001

Size

Mass
60 kg
Dry mass
60 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
2.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q749984 (CC0).