Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Unisat-5 (University Satellite 5) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Italy |
Operator/Owner |
La Sapienza University of Rome |
Users |
Civil |
Purpose |
Scientific Research |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
504 |
Apogee (km) |
640 |
Eccentricity |
0.00979544799769519 |
Inclination (degrees) |
97.8 |
Period (minutes) |
97 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
12 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
21-11-2013 |
Expected Lifetime |
|
Contractor |
La Sapienza University of Rome |
Country of Contractor |
Italy |
Launch Site |
Dombarovskiy Launch Facility |
Launch Vehicle |
Dnepr |
COSPAR Number |
2013-066F |
NORAD Number |
39421 |
Comments |
Onboard equiment includes the GlioSat biomedical experiment to investigate the effects of microgravity and ionizing radiation on cell behaviour, and a digital Earth-imaging system. Unisat also contains a Cubesat deployer. |