| Spacecraft name | MYSAT-1 (MI CubeSat) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Reentry 2022-12-16. Was operational? (Social media and live SatNOGS dashboard) |
| Launched | 2018-11-17 |
| NORAD ID | 44044 |
| Deployer | NRCSD-E (External NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) |
| Launcher | Antares |
| Deployment | Deployed from Cygnus on 2019-02-14 |
| Organisation | Khalifa University of Science and Technology |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | United Arab Emirates |
| Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
| Partners | Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), Space Systems Loral |
| Oneliner |
Educational training plus small camera for vegetation monitoring and new type of battery. |
| Description |
Communicate with our CubeSat in space, and establish a telemetry download. Taking photos of our area (UAE) using a camera as a payload and send the photos back to our ground station. In addition, a new Lithium – Ion battery which is manufactured in Masdar Institute laboratories will be tested in Space. Small camera for UAE vegetation monitoring and a new type of battery for testing in space. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
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| On the same launch |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
