| Satellite name | ITASAT 1 (ITASAT-1) |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Status | Semi-operational (Last SatNOGS report with changing data 2023-06-10, but the linked website is describing issues. Checked 2023-06-10) |
| Launched | 2018-12-03 |
| NORAD ID | 43786 |
| Deployer | QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace] |
| Launcher | Falcon 9 (Spaceflight SSO-A, SHERPA) |
| Entity name | Technological Institute of Aeronautics |
| Institution | University |
| Entity type | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Brazil |
| Launch brokerer | ISILaunch |
| Partners | National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Northeast Regional Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), IAE |
| Oneliner |
Test Brazilian data collection transponder for the Brazilian Data Collection System and Argos System. |
| Description |
It carries several experimental payloads: a data collection system, a GPS receiver and a camera system providing a ground resolution of about 80 m. Test a national (Brazilian) development of a data collection transponder compatible with the Brazilian Data Collection System and with the Argos System. Test a national (Brazilian) GPS receiver. Test a national (Brazilian) sensor board, with an IMU (3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis magnetometer and 3-axis gyrometer) and a gama and x ray sensor. Test a camera for Earth imagery. Perform a communication experiment with the amateur radio community, where the satellite will be able to receive, store and forward (under request) a number of SMP messages from/to an amateur radio. |
| Failure cause | Batteries not working in eclipse causing resets, which wipes uplinked configuration changes |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| Components sources | [1] |
| On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2024-05-29
