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UniSat 6

40012. UniSat 6 was launched on June 19, 2014 aboard a Dnepr from Yasny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-033CNORAD 40012Italy

Identity

Name in GCAT
Unisat-6
Common name
UniSat 6
International designator
2014-033C
NORAD catalog number
40012
GCAT identifier
S40012
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/734

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
Unisat
Owner
GAUSS SrI
Country
Italy
Builder
Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems, GAUSS SrI
Platform (bus)
Unisat

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
613 km
Apogee
699 km
Inclination
97.98°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
19 kg
Dry mass
19 kg
Total mass with attached objects
26 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.30 m
Span
0.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q17285883 (CC0).