BugSat 1

BugSat 1
Names BugSat 1
Tita
Mission type Technology demonstration/Earth observation satellite
Operator Satellogic
COSPAR ID 2014-033E
SATCAT no. 40014
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft Tita
Bus BugSat
Manufacturer Satellogic
Launch mass 25 kg (55 lb)
Dimensions 275 mm × 500 mm × 500 mm (10.8 in × 19.7 in × 19.7 in)
Start of mission
Launch date 19 June 2014 (2014-06-19)[1]
Rocket Dnepr
Launch site Yasny LC-370/13
Contractor ISC Kosmotras
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Semi-major axis 6962 km
Perigee 570.0 km
Apogee 612.8 km
Inclination 97.9 °
Period 96.4 minutes
Epoch 08:02:2.49 2016-08-11 UTC[2]

BugSat 1 is an Argentinian micro-satellite launched in 2014. The satellite is built in flattened box shape, optimized for piggy-back launch.[3] All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body.[1] The satellite is running the Debian operating system.[4]

Launch

BugSat 1 was launched from Dombarovsky (air base) site 13, Russia, on 19 June 2014 by a Dnepr rocket. Although there has been no official release, amateur radio operators have succeeded in downloading status data from the satellite.[1][5]

Mission

The satellite is intended primarily for technology verification in space, mostly of Earth observation telescope. Also, after the end of the primary mission phase, the satellite will serve the amateur radio community by providing a digipeater service.[1]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Krebs, Gunter Dirk (2016-05-31). "BugSat 1 (Tita)". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  2. ↑ "BugSat 1". Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  3. ↑ "BugSat-1 gets ready for launch". geoconnexion.com. June 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Debian in the Sky, a Flight Log". debconf.org. August 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "BugSat-1". 2014-06-29. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
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