UniCubeSat-GG

UniCubeSat-GG is a Miniaturized satellite built by the Sapienza University of Rome. It was launched into Low Earth Orbit on the maiden flight of Arianespace's Vega rocket on 13 February 2012. The launch was a multi-payload mission shared with LARES, ALMASat-1, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW-Sat, ROBUSTA, e-st@r and Xatcobeo.

UniCubeSat-GG

Mission type	Technology
Operator	GAUSS
COSPAR ID	2012-006J
SATCAT no.	38085
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type	1U CubeSat
Launch mass	1 kilogram (2.2 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	13 February 2012, 10:00:00 (2012-02-13UTC10Z) UTC[1]
Rocket	Vega
Launch site	Kourou ELV
Contractor	Arianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Perigee altitude	302 kilometres (188 mi)
Apogee altitude	1,101 kilometres (684 mi)
Inclination	69.48 degrees
Period	98.66 minutes
Epoch	30 October 2013, 20:43:53 UTC[2]

UniCubeSat-GG is a 1-U cubesat design with a mass of 1 kg. Its primary mission is to study the effects of orbital eccentricity through the Earth's gravity gradient.