EXALTA-1

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EXALTA-1 is classified as:

• Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 42734
Int'l Code: 1998-067MP
Perigee: 279.8 km
Apogee: 292.2 km
Inclination: 51.6 °
Period: 90.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 6657 km
RCS: Unknown
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Source: Canada (CA)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)



EXALTA-1 is the first satellite ever built in Alberta (Canada), being part of QB 50 project. The satellite is designed and built by a team of some 60 undergraduate and graduate students, with support from research associates, technicians and academic experts at the University of Alberta’s Institute for Space Science, Exploration and Technology (ISSET). EXALTA-1 is made of three smaller modules that, together, are about the size of a loaf of bread and weigh only a few kilograms and carries equipment for gathering data about space weather and characteristics of re­entry.

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1 42734U 98067MP  18296.43555324 +.00280466 +43361-4 +58731-3 0  9991
2 42734 051.6222 044.2346 0009318 341.6055 018.4616 15.98391218080728

Source of the keplerian elements: AMSAT