BugSat 1

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BugSat 1
Operator Satellogic ltd
Mission type Earth observation satellite
Launch date 19 June 2014; 9 years ago (2014-06-19)
Launch vehicle Dnepr-1
Mission duration ongoing
COSPAR ID 2014-033E
Mass 22 kg
Orbital elements
Eccentricity 0
Inclination 97.9 deg.
Apoapsis 620
Periapsis 620

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

Launch

BugSat 1 was launched from Dombarovsky (air base) site 13, Russia, on 19 June 2014 by a Dnepr-1 rocket. Although there has been no official release, amateur radio operators have succeeded in downloading status data from the satellite.[2]

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.[3]

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