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UoSAT-12

Amateur radio satellite. UoSAT-12 was launched on April 21, 1999 aboard a Dnepr from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1999-021ANORAD 25693United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
UOSAT-OSCAR-36
Common name
UoSAT-12
Payload designation
UoSAT-12
Other names
UO-36
International designator
1999-021A
NORAD catalog number
25693
GCAT identifier
S25693
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/378

Mission

Mission type
Communications, Optical imaging
Use
Commercial
Program
UoSAT
Owner
SSTL
Country
United Kingdom
Builder
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd
Platform (bus)
Minisat-400

Launch

Date
April 21, 1999 · 04:59 UTC
Launch record
1999-021Success
Rocket
Dnepr
Spaceport
Baikonur · pad LC109/95

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
647 km
Apogee
653 km
Inclination
64.55°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Sep 21, 2003
End of operations
Sep 21, 2003

Size

Mass
325 kg
Dry mass
325 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
0.60 m
Span
6.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1530723 (CC0).