UoSAT-5

UoSAT-5
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	OSCAR, experimental
Operator	University of Surrey
COSPAR ID	1991-050B^[1]
SATCAT №	21575

Manufacturer	SSTL
Launch mass	50 kilograms (110 lb)
Dimensions	0.35 x 0.35 x 0.6 m

Start of mission
Launch date	17 July 1991, 01:46:31 (1991-07-17UTC01:46:31Z) UTC
Rocket	Ariane 40^[2]
Launch site	Kourou ELA-2

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sun-synchronous

UoSAT-5, also known as UO-22 and OSCAR 22, is a British satellite in Low Earth Orbit. It was built by Surrey Satellite Technology and launched into space in July 1991 from French Guiana.^[2]^[3]

Mission

UoSAT-5 carries equipment that was similar to that on UoSAT-4, a similar satellite that failed in orbit 1 year previously.

References

↑ "UOSAT 5". NASA. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
1 2 "UoSat 3, 4, 5 (UO 14, 15, 22 / Oscar 14, 15, 22) / Healthsat 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
↑ "Sat Cat". Celestrak. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

UoSAT satellites

UoSAT-1 UoSAT-2 UoSAT-3 UoSAT-4 UoSAT-5 UoSAT-12

See also: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL)

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