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UNITE

Artificial satellite. UNITE was launched on December 5, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 21, 2021).

COSPAR 1998-067PXNORAD 44031United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
UNITE
International designator
1998-067PX
NORAD catalog number
44031
GCAT identifier
S44031
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/924

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
USI
Owner
USI Evansville
Country
United States
Builder
University of Southern Indiana
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
December 5, 2018 · 18:16 UTC
Launch record
2018-101Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
403 km
Apogee
407 km
Inclination
51.64°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
October 21, 2021
Last known active
Oct 22, 2021
End of operations
Oct 22, 2021

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 Q60760917 (CC0).