Payload (satellite)
STRAND-1
OperationalLEO
United Kingdom
United KingdomSTRAND-1 is a satellite launched 2013-02-25 by United Kingdom.
About
STRaND-1 is a failed 3U CubeSat developed by Surrey University's Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL). The 4.3 kg (9.5 lb) nanosatellite was launched into orbit on board a PSLV Rocket from India on February 25, 2013, Smartphones have flown in space before inside the International Space Station, and the computer from a PDA launched inside two Japanese CubeSats in 2006 and 2008.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID39090
International designator2013-009E
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerUnited Kingdom
Launch date2013-02-25
Launch siteSriharikota, India
Orbital period100.2 min
Inclination98.4°
Apogee773 km
Perigee762 km