| Name | NANOSATC-BR1 (NCBR-1) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Semi-operational, only beacon in sunlight. Was operational until 2016-XX-XX. (Last SatNOGS report 2019-05-21, but no data. Official news and paper celebrates 4.5 years of operation, but only beacon since 2016 as batteries can no longer hold the minimum voltage) |
| Launched | 2014-06-19 |
| NORAD ID | 40024 |
| Deployer | QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace] |
| Launcher | Dnepr |
| Organization | National Institute of Space Research |
| Institution | Institute |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Country | Brazil |
| Launch brokerer | ISILaunch |
| Partners | Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE), Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) |
| Oneliner |
Monitor real time the space weather and atmosphere anomalies over the Brazilian territory. |
| Description |
Monitor real time the space weather and atmosphere anomalies over the Brazilian territory, such as the Geomagnetic field disturbs and its effects on the region knows as the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly (SAMA) |
| Failure cause | Battery can no longer hold a charge because a probable damage caused by intense magnetic solar storms in September-October 2014. Since 2018 only transmitting in sunlight. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| Keywords | First CubeSat of country |
| On the same launch |
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Last modified: 2024-05-29
