Payload (satellite)
UNISAT-6
UNISAT-6 is a satellite launched 2014-06-19 by Italy.
About
UniSat-6 is an Italian micro-satellite developed by GAUSS Srl and launched in 2014. The satellite is built in a 0.4x0.4x0.4m box-shaped bus, optimized for piggy-back launch. All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body, with maximal electrical power of 11W. The satellite has no on-orbit propulsion; it makes use of an attitude stabilization system based on permanent magnets.
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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 ID40012
International designator2014-033C
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerItaly
Launch date2014-06-19
Launch siteDongfang Space Port, China
Orbital period96.7 min
Inclination97.81°
Apogee633 km
Perigee571 km