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TabletSat-Aurora

Russian micro-satellite. TabletSat-Aurora was launched on June 19, 2014 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-033HNORAD 40017Russia

Identity

Name in GCAT
TabletSat-Aurora
International designator
2014-033H
NORAD catalog number
40017
GCAT identifier
S40017
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/728

Mission

Mission type
Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
Sputnix
Owner
Sputniks
Country
Russia
Builder
SPUTNIX Ltd
Platform (bus)
Tabletsat-2U-EO

Launch

Date
June 19, 2014 · 19:11 UTC
Launch record
2014-033Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Yasny · pad Sh370/13

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
583 km
Apogee
617 km
Inclination
97.99°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2015
End of operations
2016

Size

Mass
25 kg
Dry mass
25 kg
Length
0.4 m
Diameter
0.41 m
Span
1.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17285885 (CC0).