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TigriSat

First Iraqi satellite.. TigriSat was launched on June 19, 2014 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-033AKNORAD 40043Italy

Identity

Name in GCAT
Tigris
Common name
TigriSat
Payload designation
Tigrisat
International designator
2014-033AK
NORAD catalog number
40043
GCAT identifier
S40043
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/734

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
IMST
Owner
Roma La Sapienza
Country
Italy
Builder
Universita di Roma la Sapienaza (Scoula di Ingengneria Aerospaziale)
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

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)
LEO/S
Perigee
610 km
Apogee
697 km
Inclination
97.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
4 kg
Dry mass
4 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q73537772 (CC0).