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Unisat 2

27608. Unisat 2 was launched on December 20, 2002 aboard a Dnepr from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2002-058DNORAD 27608Italy

Identity

Name in GCAT
Unisat 2
International designator
2002-058D
NORAD catalog number
27608
GCAT identifier
S27608

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
Unisat
Owner
Roma GAUSS
Country
Italy
Builder
Gruppo di Astrodinamica dell'Universita degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'
Platform (bus)
Unisat

Launch

Date
December 20, 2002 · 17:00 UTC
Launch record
2002-058Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC109/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
635 km
Apogee
667 km
Inclination
64.56°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
2003
End of operations
2004

Size

Mass
12 kg
Dry mass
12 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.8 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111497540 (CC0).