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UTE-Galapagos

UTE-Galapagos was launched on December 28, 2025 aboard a Soyuz-2-1B from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2025-313AHNORAD 67279Ecuador

Identity

Name in GCAT
UTE-Galapagos
International designator
2025-313AH
NORAD catalog number
67279
GCAT identifier
S67279

Mission

Mission type
Technology
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
UTE
Owner
UTE
Country
Ecuador
Builder
Equinoctial University of Ecuador
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date
December 28, 2025 · 13:18 UTC
Launch record
2025-313Partial · 0.95
Spaceport
Vostochny · pad PU1S

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
495 km
Apogee
515 km
Inclination
97.41°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Dec 28, 2025

Size

Mass
5 kg
Dry mass
5 kg
Length
0.3 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q141671840 (CC0).