UNOSAT (satellite)

Mission typeEarth orbiter
OperatorINPE
COSPAR ID2003-E01
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerNorthern Paraná University
Launch mass8.83 kilograms (19 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateAugust 25, 2003 (planned)
August 23, 2003 (2003-08-23Z) (Accident of Alcântara
RocketVLS-1 V03
Launch siteAlcântara VLS Pad
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Eccentricity0
Perigee altitude750 kilometres (470 mi)
Apogee altitude750 kilometres (470 mi)
Inclination16°
Period100 minutes
EpochPlanned

UNOSAT was a Brazilian scientific applications nanosatellite, designed, developed, built and tested by researchers and students working at the Northern Paraná University.