UHETSAT (58466)

COSPAR: 2023-185E | Alt Name: uHETsat

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Launch Details

Launch Date

December 1, 2023

Launch Site

AFWTR

Launch Pad

SLC4E

Launch Vehicle

Falcon 9

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

58466

International Designator

2023-185E

Epoch

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:39:04 GMT

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Inclination

97.35°

Right Ascension

268.04°

Eccentricity

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Argument of Perigee

186.79°

Period

94.02 min

Mean Motion

15.32 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

UHETSAT

Alternative Name

uHETsat

Type

Payload

Status

Operational

Owner

SITAEL

Country

Italy

Constellation

N/A

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Major Events

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Latest TLEs
1 58466U 23185E   26200.86047383  .00003478  00000+0  11636-3 0  9998
2 58466  97.3458 268.0394 0012763 186.7878 173.3193 15.31577688146293

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Summary
UHETSAT (alt name: uHETsat) is a technology satellite designed and owned by SITAEL, using the SITAEL S-75 bus configuration known as BUS S-50. It was launched on December 1, 2023 from AFWTR's SLC4E launch pad using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The satellite has dimensions of 0.7 meters in length and diameter, with the same span width. Weighing 70 kilograms both at launch and dry mass, UHETSAT is powered by solar cells and batteries and uses a HT100 Hall Effect Thruster as its motor. It has a box shape and was manufactured by SITAEL for technology purposes.
Physical Characteristics

Length

0.7

Diameter

0.4

Span

0.7

Dry Mass

70

Launch Mass

70

Shape

Box

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

uHETsat

Purpose

Technology

Mission

Technology

Manufacturer

SITAEL

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

S-50

Configuration

SITAEL S-75 bus

Motor

HT100 Hall Effect Thruster

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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