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UAPSAT 1

DecayedPayloadLEONORAD 39571

UAPSAT 1 is a Peru payload satellite, launched on November 20, 1998 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

Launch

Launch date
November 20, 1998 at 06:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Proton-K →
Operator
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center
Mission
Zarya

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
177 km
Periapsis
150 km
Inclination
51.63°
Orbital period
87.75 min

Spacecraft

Operator
Peru
Launch mass
5 kg
Dimensions
0.38 × 0.12 × 0.12 m

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-067EQ
NORAD catalog №
39571
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
PeruPeru
Radar cross-section
0.0997 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
July 1, 2014

End of mission

Last active / ended
July 1, 2014
Time in service
15.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed