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VZLUSat-1

Czech satellite. VZLUSat-1 was launched on June 23, 2017 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 6, 2023).

COSPAR 2017-036ABNORAD 42790Czechia

Identity

Name in GCAT
VZLUSat
Common name
VZLUSat-1
Payload designation
QB50-CZ03?
International designator
2017-036AB
NORAD catalog number
42790
GCAT identifier
S42790
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/809

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
VZLU
Owner
VZLU
Country
Czechia
Builder
Aerospace Research and Test Establishment
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 2U

Launch

Date
June 23, 2017 · 03:59 UTC
Launch record
2017-036Success
Rocket
PSLV-XL
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/S
Perigee
497 km
Apogee
515 km
Inclination
97.45°
Status
Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date
June 6, 2023
Last known active
February 2023
End of operations
May 2023

Size

Mass
2 kg
Dry mass
2 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q30935050 (CC0).