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CUTE-1 (CO-55) (27844)
COSPAR: 2003-031E | Alt Name: Cubesat-OSCAR-55
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Launch Details
Launch Date
June 30, 2003
Launch Site
PLMSC
Launch Pad
LC133/3
Launch Vehicle
Rokot
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
27844
International Designator
2003-031E
Epoch
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Apogee
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Inclination
98.67°
Right Ascension
193.59°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
131.05°
Period
101.10 min
Mean Motion
14.24 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
CUTE-1 (CO-55)
Alternative Name
Cubesat-OSCAR-55
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
TIT
Country
Japan
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 27844U 03031E 26185.24788263 .00000339 00000-0 16569-3 0 9999
2 27844 98.6737 193.5921 0010496 131.0511 229.1577 14.24346436194104
Source: Celestrak
Summary
CUTE-1 (CO-55), also known as Cubesat-OSCAR-55, is a 1U CubeSat launched on June 30, 2003, from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Launch Pad LC133/3 using the Rokot launch vehicle. The satellite was manufactured by TIT and has dimensions of 0.1 meters in length, diameter, and span. It weighs 1 kilogram at both dry mass and launch mass. CUTE-1 is powered by solar cells and batteries and its primary mission is for technology demonstration. The satellite's shape is a box with an RCS (Reflectivity Cross Section) value of 0.069 square meters. It was owned by TIT and carried a payload named Cute-I.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.1
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.1
Dry Mass
1
Launch Mass
1
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
0.069
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Cute-I
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
TIT
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Configuration
CubeSat (1U)
Motor
None
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
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