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ZACUBE-2

DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
December 27, 2018 at 02:07 AM UTC
Launch site
Vostochny Cosmodrome, Russia
Launched by
Soyuz 2.1a Fregat-M →
Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Kanopus-V No.5 & Kanopus-V No.6
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
153 km
Periapsis
137 km
Inclination
97.05°
Orbital period
87.38 min

Spacecraft

Operator
French South African Institute of Technology/Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Manufacturer
French South African Institute of Technology/Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Users
Civil
Launch mass
4 kg
Detailed purpose
Optical Imaging/Automatic Identification System (AIS)

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2018-111AH
NORAD catalog №
43907
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
South AfricaSouth Africa
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 24, 2024

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 24, 2024
Time in service
5.3 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed