SUCHAI Satellite

SUCHAI
SUCHAI
SUCHAI
SUCHAI
Satellite name SUCHAI
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 1U
Status Reentry 2023-10-11. Was operational until 2018-09-23, 457 days. (Public news)
Launched 2017-06-23
NORAD ID 42788
Deployer QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace]
Launcher PSLV
Organization University of Chile
Institution University
Entity Academic / Education
Country Chile
Launch brokerer ISILaunch
Oneliner

Educational training and optical camera to take photos of the Earth.

Description

Launch a national aerospace initiative that promotes development of aerospace machinery in Chile. Measure the ionospheric electron density and temperature by means of a Langmuir probe. We also plan to include a small experiment supplied by the Physics Department. In addition, we will also put a payload that includes an optical camera, to take photos of the earth on the visible spectrum, and a GPS for the accurate positioning of the satellite.

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Keywords First CubeSat of country
On the same launch

Last modified: 2024-05-29

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