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UWE-4

UWE-4 was launched on December 27, 2018 aboard a Soyuz-2-1A from Vostochny. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2018-111ENORAD 43880Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
UWE-4
International designator
2018-111E
NORAD catalog number
43880
GCAT identifier
S43880
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/907

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
December 27, 2018 · 02:07 UTC
Launch record
2018-111Success
Spaceport
Vostochny · pad PU1S

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
572 km
Apogee
585 km
Inclination
97.72°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

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 Q60441975 (CC0).