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Unisat 3

28373. Unisat 3 was launched on June 29, 2004 aboard a Dnepr from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2004-025HNORAD 28373Italy

Identity

Name in GCAT
UniSat-3
Common name
Unisat 3
Payload designation
Unisat-3
International designator
2004-025H
NORAD catalog number
28373
GCAT identifier
S28373

Mission

Mission type
Technology, Optical imaging
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
June 29, 2004 · 06:30 UTC
Launch record
2004-025Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC109/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
700 km
Apogee
779 km
Inclination
98.26°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
January 2010
End of operations
2012

Size

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

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111497420 (CC0).