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UWE-2

UWE-2 was launched on September 23, 2009 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2009-051DNORAD 35934Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
UWE-2
International designator
2009-051D
NORAD catalog number
35934
GCAT identifier
S35934
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/581

Mission

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

Launch

Date
September 23, 2009 · 06:21 UTC
Launch record
2009-051Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
713 km
Apogee
720 km
Inclination
98.33°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Sep 23, 2009
End of operations
October 2009

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 Q327640 (CC0).