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WRESAT

First Australian satellite. WRESAT was launched on November 29, 1967 aboard a SPARTA from Woomera. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jan 10, 1968).

COSPAR 1967-118ANORAD 3054Australia

Identity

Name in GCAT: WRESAT
International designator: 1967-118A
NORAD catalog number: 3054
GCAT identifier: S03054
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.180

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: WRESAT
Owner: WRE
Country: Australia
Builder: Weapons Research Establishment
Platform (bus): WRESAT

Launch

Date: November 29, 1967 · 04:49 UTC
Launch record: 1967-118Success
Rocket: SPARTA
Spaceport: Woomera · pad LA8

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 173 km
Apogee: 1,119 km
Inclination: 83.30°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: January 10, 1968
Last known active: Dec 4, 1967
End of operations: Dec 4, 1967

Size

Mass: 45 kg
Dry mass: 45 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 73 kg
Length: 1.5 m
Diameter: 0.80 m
Span: 1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2141441 (CC0).