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| orbit_epoch = 31 October 2013, 20:12:28 UTC<ref name="n2yo">{{cite web|url=http://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=38080|title=GOLIAT Satellite details 2012-006D NORAD 38080|work=N2YO|date=31 October 2013|accessdate=31 October 2013}}</ref> |
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Mission type | Science, Experimental |
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Operator | Romanian Space Agency |
COSPAR ID | 2012-006D ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 38080 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Manufacturer | Romanian Space Agency |
Launch mass | 1.062 kilograms (2.34 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 13 February 2012, 10:00:00 (2012-02-13UTC10Z) UTC[1] |
Rocket | Vega |
Launch site | Kourou ELA-1 |
Contractor | Arianespace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 302 kilometres (188 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 1,075 kilometres (668 mi) |
Inclination | 69.46 degrees |
Period | 98.40 minutes |
Epoch | 31 October 2013, 20:12:28 UTC[2] |
Goliat is the first artificial satellite developed in Romania.
The nano satellite was developed and built by the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA). When the project began, the developers of this satellite were still in college.
The satellite is cube-shaped and has a mass of 1 kilogram, and its dimensions are 10 cm on each side. It is built on a Cubesat platform.[3] The satellite carries out three scientific tasks: micrometeorite flux measurements, cosmic radiation flux measurements at LEO and Earth surface imaging via a 3 megapixel camera.
The project was funded and supported by the Romanian Ministry of Education and the European Space Agency.
Although the initial launch was planned for 2008, the project had been postponed due to some issues with the carrier rocket, Vega.
The satellite was successfully launched on 13 February 2012 from the Guiana Space Centre, together with LARES and other CubeSat satellites from other European countries.[4]
As of 26 February 2012, it appears that the satellite has not settled into the orbit properly. Due to a malfunction to its stabilizing system, it is expected that the satellite will spin uncontrollably and eventually get lost in space. However, the coordinator of the project, Mugurel Bălan has stated that the situation is under control.[5]
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