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UoSat-1
British amateur radio satellite. UoSat-1 was launched on October 6, 1981 aboard a Delta 2310 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 13, 1989).
COSPAR 1981-100BNORAD 12888United Kingdom
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- UoSAT-OSCAR-9
- Common name
- UoSat-1
- Payload designation
- UoSAT 1
- Other names
- UO-9
- International designator
- 1981-100B
- NORAD catalog number
- 12888
- GCAT identifier
- S12888
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/129
Mission
- Mission type
- Communications
- Use
- Commercial
- Program
- UoSAT
- Owner
- U of Surrey
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Builder
- University of Surrey Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Eng.
- Platform (bus)
- UoSAT
Launch
- Date
- October 6, 1981 · 11:27 UTC
- Launch record
- 1981-100Success
- Rocket
- Delta 2310
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC2W
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 483 km
- Apogee
- 488 km
- Inclination
- 97.61°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- October 13, 1989
- Last known active
- Oct 12, 1989
- End of operations
- Oct 12, 1989
Size
- Mass
- 52 kg
- Dry mass
- 52 kg
- Length
- 0.7 m
- Diameter
- 0.40 m
- Span
- 6.5 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q7897874 (CC0).