UniCubeSat-GG | |
Mission Type: | Technology |
Operator: | GAUSS |
Cospar Id: | 2012-006J |
Satcat: | 38085 |
Spacecraft Type: | 1U CubeSat |
Launch Mass: | 1kg (02lb) |
Launch Date: | UTC[1] |
Launch Rocket: | Vega |
Launch Site: | Kourou ELV |
Launch Contractor: | Arianespace |
Orbit Epoch: | 30 October 2013, 20:43:53 UTC[2] |
Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
Orbit Regime: | Low Earth |
Orbit Periapsis: | 302km (188miles) |
Orbit Apoapsis: | 1101km (684miles) |
Orbit Inclination: | 69.48 degrees |
Orbit Period: | 98.66 minutes |
Apsis: | gee |
UniCubeSat-GG is a Miniaturized satellite built by the Sapienza University of Rome. It was launched into Low Earth Orbit on the maiden flight of Arianespace's Vega rocket on 13 February 2012. The launch was a multi-payload mission shared with LARES, ALMASat-1, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW-Sat, ROBUSTA, e-st@r and Xatcobeo.
UniCubeSat-GG is a 1-U cubesat design with a mass of 1 kg. Its primary mission is to study the effects of orbital eccentricity through the Earth's gravity gradient.