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GOMX-1 (39430)
COSPAR: 2013-066Q | Alt Name: GATOSS
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Launch Details
Launch Date
November 21, 2013
Launch Site
DLS
Launch Pad
Sh370/13
Launch Vehicle
Dnepr
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
39430
International Designator
2013-066Q
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:38:49 GMT
Apogee
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Inclination
97.65°
Right Ascension
24.66°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
23.22°
Period
97.99 min
Mean Motion
14.70 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
GOMX-1
Alternative Name
GATOSS
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
GOMSP
Country
Denmark
Constellation
N/A
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Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 39430U 13066Q 26185.27696071 .00001654 00000-0 25290-3 0 9992
2 39430 97.6468 24.6603 0129239 23.2162 337.4811 14.69517039672427
Source: Celestrak
Summary
GOMX-1, also known as GATOSS, is a 2U CubeSat technology and traffic monitoring satellite manufactured by GOMSP/AAU for Denmark (DK). It was launched on November 21, 2013, from the Dnepr launch vehicle at Sh370/13. The satellite measures 0.3 meters in length with a diameter of 0.1 meters and has a span of 0.3 meters. GOMX-1 weighs 3 kilograms both at launch and dry mass and is equipped with an ADS-B receiver powered by solar cells and batteries. It operates as a box-shaped satellite with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 0.0533 square meters, but its lifetime details are unspecified.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
3
Launch Mass
3
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
0.0533
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
GOMX-1
Purpose
Technology, traffic monitoring
Mission
Technology, traffic monitoring
Manufacturer
GOMSP/AAU
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 2U
Configuration
CubeSat (2U)
Motor
None
Equipment
ADS-B receiver
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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