| Satellite | MACSAT (Finch-1, MAChine SATellite) |
|---|---|
| Spacecraft type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Status | Operational (News about signal acquistiion on 2023-10-17) |
| Launched | 2023-10-09 |
| NORAD ID | 58024 |
| Deployer | PSL / PSL-P (Picosatellite Launcher) [Astrofein] |
| Launcher | Vega C (VV23) |
| Organisation | OQ Technology |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity type | Commercial |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by NanoAvionics |
| Costs | $2.4 million |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrator for 5G NB-IoT constellation. |
| Description |
NanoAvionics was selected by OQ Technology to build its MACSAT satellite mission aiming to demonstrate 5G Internet-of-Things service from Low Earth Orbit. NanoAvionics will build and test a 6U Nanosatellite platform to host the MACSAT communication payload. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
