VZLUSAT-2

Satellite. VZLUSAT-2 was launched on January 13, 2022 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Nov 30, 2025).

COSPAR 2022-002DFNORAD 51085Czechia

Identity

Name in GCAT: VZLUSat-2
Common name: VZLUSAT-2
International designator: 2022-002DF
NORAD catalog number: 51085
GCAT identifier: S51085
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1244

Mission

Mission type: Earth science, Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: VZLU
Owner: VZLU
Country: Czechia
Builder: Aerospace Research and Test Establishment
Platform (bus): Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date: January 13, 2022 · 15:25 UTC
Launch record: 2022-002Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 521 km
Apogee: 540 km
Inclination: 97.51°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: November 30, 2025
Last known active: March 2023
End of operations: November 2025

Size

Mass: 5 kg
Dry mass: 5 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.20 m
Span: 0.3 m

Launched together

Umbra 02Radar imaging · Umbra Labs Nepal PQ-1Optical imaging · Planet SATLLA-2BTechnology · Ariel U Sich-2-30Optical imaging · DKAU Capella-8Radar imaging · Capella Space Capella-7Radar imaging · Capella Space HADESOptical imaging · AMSAT-EA EASAT-2Communications · AMSAT-EA STORK-1Optical imaging · SatRevolution STORK-2Optical imaging · SatRevolution

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q116673859 (CC0).