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MEGSAT-1
Nonoperational
Payload
LEO
MEGSAT-1 is a Italy payload satellite, launched on September 26, 2000 into LEO.
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Launch
Launch date
September 26, 2000 at 10:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
Dnepr 1 →
Operator
ISC Kosmotras
Mission
SmallSat Rideshare
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
579 km
Periapsis
521 km
Inclination
64.55°
Orbital period
95.65 min
Spacecraft
Operator
Italy
Launch mass
56 kg
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
2000-057B
NORAD catalog №
26546
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
Italy
Radar cross-section
0.2143 m²
Status
Nonoperational
End of mission
Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational