Launch Date
November 21, 2013
Launch Site
DLS
Launch Pad
Sh370/13
Launch Vehicle
Dnepr
NORAD ID
39444
International Designator
2013-066AE
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:47:42 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.83°
Right Ascension
156.96°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
143.76°
Period
95.38 min
Mean Motion
15.10 rev/day
Latitude
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Longitude
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Altitude
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Velocity
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Name
FUNCUBE-1 (AO-73)
Alternative Name
AMSAT-OSCAR-73
Type
Status
Owner
AMNL/AMUK
Country
Netherlands
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
1 39444U 13066AE 26185.15812842 .00008874 00000-0 54563-3 0 9996
2 39444 97.8284 156.9608 0037373 143.7626 216.6145 15.09700275682222
Source: Celestrak
Length
0.1
Diameter
0.1
Span
0.1
Dry Mass
1
Launch Mass
1
Shape
Box
Radar Cross Section
0.0552
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Payload
FUNcube-1
Purpose
Amateur radio communication
Mission
Amateur radio communication
Manufacturer
ISISBV
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 1U
Configuration
CubeSat (1U)
Motor
None
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
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