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MENUT (55010)
COSPAR: 2023-001B | Alt Name: Menut
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Launch Details
Launch Date
January 3, 2023
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
55010
International Designator
2023-001B
Epoch
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:30:15 GMT
Apogee
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Perigee
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Inclination
97.31°
Right Ascension
269.85°
Eccentricity
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Argument of Perigee
25.51°
Period
92.02 min
Mean Motion
15.65 rev/day
Latitude
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
MENUT
Alternative Name
Menut
Type
Payload
Status
Operational
Owner
OCOSB/IEEC
Country
Spain
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
N/A
Latest TLEs
1 55010U 23001B 26200.81267912 .00055126 00000+0 56212-3 0 9990
2 55010 97.3098 269.8453 0001083 25.5109 334.6204 15.64934995197497
Source: Celestrak
Summary
The MENUT (Menut) satellite, designated by NORAD as 55010 and identified as OBJECT_ID 2023-001B, is a CubeSat (6U) technology mission spacecraft owned by OCOSB/IEEC. Launched on January 3, 2023, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40 via a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, MENUT measures 0.3 meters in length and has a diameter of 0.2 meters with a span of 0.3 meters. The satellite's dry mass is recorded at 10 kg, matching its launch mass. Its primary purpose is technology demonstration and it features solar cells and batteries for power generation. MENUT was manufactured by OCOSB and is shaped as a box with two panels.
Physical Characteristics
Length
0.3
Diameter
0.2
Span
0.3
Dry Mass
10
Launch Mass
10
Shape
Box+ 2 pan
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
Menut
Purpose
Technology
Mission
Technology
Manufacturer
OCOSB
Life Expectancy
Unknown
Bus
Cubesat 6U
Configuration
CubeSat (6U)
Motor
None
Equipment
Unknown
Power System
Solar cells, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
Next Pass
Azimuth Elevation Time (Local)
Start Azimuth
Max Elevation
Stop Azimuth
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