Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies
COSPAR ID
1998-067QF
SATCAT no.
44330
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Launch mass
1.05kg
Start of mission
Launch date
17 April 2019, 20:46 UTC
Rocket
Antares 230
Launch site
Wallops Pad 0A
Contractor
Northrop Grumman
End of mission
Disposal
Reentered
Decay date
3 October 2021[1]
Raavana-1 was the first Sri Lankan satellite.[2][3][4] The CubeSat-sized satellite was launched as part of the Cygnus NG-11 mission to the ISS on 17 April 2019.[5] On 17 June 2019, the satellite was deployed into orbit from the ISS.
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