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TUMnanoSAT

Nanosatellite and first satellite of Moldova. TUMnanoSAT was launched on July 15, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 31, 2023).

COSPAR 1998-067UDNORAD 53464Moldova

Identity

Name in GCAT
TUMnanosat
Common name
TUMnanoSAT
International designator
1998-067UD
NORAD catalog number
53464
GCAT identifier
S53464
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.455

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
TU Moldova
Owner
TU Moldova
Country
Moldova
Builder
Technical University of Moldova
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
July 15, 2022 · 00:44 UTC
Launch record
2022-081Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
409 km
Apogee
418 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
January 31, 2023
Last known active
Aug 12, 2022
End of operations
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 Q113486859 (CC0).