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UKube 1

40074. UKube 1 was launched on July 8, 2014 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-037FNORAD 40074United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
UKube-1
Common name
UKube 1
International designator
2014-037F
NORAD catalog number
40074
GCAT identifier
S40074
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/732

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Civil government
Program
UKSA
Owner
UKSA
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Clyde Space Ltd.
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
July 8, 2014 · 15:58 UTC
Launch record
2014-037Success
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC31

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
625 km
Apogee
630 km
Inclination
98.40°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
Oct 18, 2018

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q60847483 (CC0).