GaindeSat-1A

NORAD ID: 60529

COSPAR ID: 2024-149BP

Country: Senegal

Active: Yes

Details

Use: Government

Purpose: Earth Observation

Operator: Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation du Sénégal

Mass: 1 kg

Description: GaindeSat-1A is Senegal's first nanosatellite, designed for Earth observation and data collection to support natural resource management, disaster prevention, and agricultural monitoring.

Orbit

Orbit Class: LEO

Apogee: 358.2 Km (Above sea level)

Perigee: 357.8 Km (Above sea level)

Inclination: 97.4261°

Eccentricity: 0.000030

Semi major axis: 6729.0 Km

Period: ~91.6 minutes

Apogee Speed: ~7696.3 m/s

Perigee Speed: ~7696.7 m/s

Tour per day: ~16.0

Launch Information

Date: 2024/08/16 18:56:00 (UTC)

Country: United States

Site: Vandenberg Space Force Base

Provider: SpaceX

Vehicle: Falcon 9