28895 - CUBESAT XI-V

CUBESAT XI-V is a Japanese picosatellite that was launched by a Cosmos 3M rocket from Plesetsk at 06:52 UT on 2005 October 27. (It was actually released from the microsatellite, SSETI.) The initial orbital parameters were period 98.7 min, apogee 707 km, perigee 683 km, and inclination 98.18 deg.

Alternate Names

CubeSat 11-5
OSCAR 58

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2005-10-27
Launch Vehicle: Cosmos
Launch Site: Plesetsk, Russia
Mass: 1.0 kg