# Unisat 2

> 27608

**Wikidata**: [Q111497540](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111497540)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/unisat-2

## Summary
Unisat 2 is an Italian artificial satellite identified in catalogs by the satellite catalog number 27608 and COSPAR ID 2002-058D. It was launched on 2002-12-20 using a Dnepr launch vehicle.

## Key Facts
- Unisat 2 is an artificial satellite.  
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 27608.  
- COSPAR ID: 2002-058D.  
- Launch date: 2002-12-20.  
- Launch vehicle: Dnepr (a converted Satan ICBM).  
- Country of origin: Italy.  
- Wolfram Language entity code: Entity["Satellite", "27608"].

## FAQs
### Q: What is Unisat 2?
A: Unisat 2 is an Italian artificial satellite recorded under catalog number 27608 and COSPAR ID 2002-058D.

### Q: When and how was Unisat 2 launched?
A: Unisat 2 was launched on 2002-12-20 on a Dnepr launch vehicle. The Dnepr is a converted Satan ICBM used as a satellite launch vehicle.

### Q: Where does Unisat 2 originate from?
A: Unisat 2 is from Italy; its country of origin is listed as Italy.

## Why It Matters
Unisat 2 is part of the international record of small artificial satellites and is a concrete example of an Italian spacecraft entry in global space catalogs. Its catalog identifiers (SCN 27608 and COSPAR ID 2002-058D) make it discoverable in tracking and archival systems used by researchers, operators, and cataloging authorities. The use of a Dnepr launch vehicle places Unisat 2 within the broader context of repurposed ballistic missile technology for peaceful satellite launches, illustrating a class of launch vehicles that converts military ICBMs into orbital launchers. As an Italian-origin satellite launched in late 2002, Unisat 2 contributes to national and international metrics of space activity for that period and serves as a reference point for cataloging, historical records, and comparative studies of launch vehicles and national satellite programs.

## Notable For
- Being cataloged under Satellite Catalog Number 27608.  
- COSPAR identification as 2002-058D.  
- Launch on a Dnepr vehicle, a launch system derived from the Soviet/Russian Satan ICBM.  
- Identified in data systems with Wolfram Language code Entity["Satellite", "27608"].  
- Registered as an artificial satellite originating from Italy.

## Body

### Overview
- Name (common reference): Unisat 2.  
- Type: Artificial satellite.  
- Country of origin: Italy.

### Identifiers and Cataloging
- Satellite Catalog Number (SCN): 27608.  
- COSPAR ID: 2002-058D.  
- Wolfram Language entity: Entity["Satellite", "27608"].

### Launch
- Launch date: 2002-12-20.  
- Launch vehicle: Dnepr.  
- Note: The Dnepr launch vehicle is a converted Satan ICBM used as a satellite launch vehicle.

### Classification
- Instance of: artificial satellite.

### Source metadata
- SCN value and launch references are recorded with reference P248: Q6272367 in the provided structured properties.

## References

1. Jonathan's Space Report