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UWE-1

Amateur radio satellite. UWE-1 was launched on October 27, 2005 aboard a Kosmos 11K65M from Plesetsk. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2005-043CNORAD 28892Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
UWE-1
International designator
2005-043C
NORAD catalog number
28892
GCAT identifier
S28892
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/526

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
UWE
Owner
U Wurzburg
Country
Germany
Builder
Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
October 27, 2005 · 06:52 UTC
Launch record
2005-043Success
Spaceport
Plesetsk · pad LC132/1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
682 km
Apogee
708 km
Inclination
98.18°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Nov 17, 2005
End of operations
Nov 17, 2005

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q319385 (CC0).