Mission type | Space engineering |
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Operator | 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.