| Spacecraft | ISTSat-1 (Istsat-1, ISTnanosat 1, ISTsat-1, ISTnanosat-1) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Mass in kg | 1.095 kg |
| Status | Semi-operational? Was operational until 2024-07-23, 2 weeks? (CW beacons seem to stop after 2024-09-24 but could have turned off as of 2024-12-16) |
| Launched | 2024-07-09 |
| NORAD ID | 60238 |
| Deployer | EXOpod Nova 12U/16U [Exolaunch] |
| Launcher | Ariane 6 |
| Entity name | Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | Portugal |
| Partners | ESA Education Office |
| Oneliner |
Test an ADS-B receiver that aims to track aircraft in flight. |
| Description |
Test an ADS-B receiver that aims to track aircraft in flight. The mission is to characterise a small SDR payload and a patch antenna for receiving ADS-B signals in the 1090MHz band. |
| Notes |
Selected by ESA Fly Your Satellite 2017. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
| Keywords | ADS-B |
| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-12-16
