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UoSAT-2

British satellite. UoSAT-2 was launched on March 1, 1984 aboard a Delta 3920 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1984-021BNORAD 14781United Kingdom

Identity

Name in GCAT
UoSAT-OSCAR-11
Common name
UoSAT-2
Payload designation
UoSAT 2
Other names
UO-11
International designator
1984-021B
NORAD catalog number
14781
GCAT identifier
S14781
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
March 1, 1984 · 17:59 UTC
Launch record
1984-021Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
677 km
Apogee
696 km
Inclination
98.25°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
2006

Size

Mass
60 kg
Dry mass
60 kg
Length
0.6 m
Diameter
0.40 m
Span
6.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9294412 (CC0).