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SwissCube-1

Swiss satellite launched in 2009. SwissCube-1 was launched on September 23, 2009 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-051BNORAD 35932Switzerland

Identity

Name in GCAT
SwissCube
Common name
SwissCube-1
International designator
2009-051B
NORAD catalog number
35932
GCAT identifier
S35932

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
EPFL
Owner
EPFL
Country
Switzerland
Builder
Ecole Polytechnique F\'ed\'erale de Lausanne, Ecublens campus
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
September 23, 2009 · 06:21 UTC
Launch record
2009-051Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
713 km
Apogee
723 km
Inclination
98.34°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2023

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q673366 (CC0).