UVSQ-SAT

UVSQ-SAT was launched on January 24, 2021 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Oct 30, 2024).

COSPAR 2021-006ABNORAD 47438France

Identity

Name in GCAT: UVSQ-SAT
International designator: 2021-006AB
NORAD catalog number: 47438
GCAT identifier: S47438
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1047

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: UVSQ
Owner: U Versailles SQ
Country: France
Builder: Aeronomy Service, CNRS
Platform (bus): Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date: January 24, 2021 · 15:00 UTC
Launch record: 2021-006Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 523 km
Apogee: 535 km
Inclination: 97.51°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: October 30, 2024
Last known active: February 2023
End of operations: September 2024

Size

Mass: 2 kg
Dry mass: 2 kg
Length: 0.1 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.1 m

Launched together

YUSAT-1Communications · NTOU CharlieSignals intelligence · Aurora Insight SOMP 2bEarth science · TU Dresden IDEASSatSpace science · NCU Capella-4Radar imaging · Capella Space QPS-SAR-2Radar imaging · QPS Labs Capella-3Radar imaging · Capella Space HAWK-2ASignals intelligence · HawkEye 360

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113841458 (CC0).