LitSAT 1

Spacecraft nº:

Lithuanian spacecraft nº: 1

Launch data: Designation  39570 / 1998-067EP Launch date  09 Jan 2014 - 18:07 UT Launch site  WI, Pad 0A Launch vehicle  Antares-120 Mission  Technology, education Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee   km Eccentricity   Inclination   ° Period   min

Spacecraft data: Prime manufacturer  Lietuvos Kosmoso Asociacija (Lithuanian Space Association) Platform  CubeSat (1U) Operator  Lietuvos Kosmoso Asociacija (Lithuanian Space Association) Mass at launch  1 kg Dry Mass   kg Basic shape   Dimension (m)   Equipment   Solar array  Solar cells Stabilization   Propulsion  None DC power   Design lifetime

Nanosat location into deployer

Nanosat deployment

Set of NanoRacks CubeSats Deployed From International Space Station on Feb 11

End of live:

Description:

• LitSat 1 is a 1U-CubeSat project being developed by the Lietuvos Kosmoso Asociacija (Lithuanian Space Association). Together with LituanicaSAT 1 it is one of the first two Lithuanian satellites.
• The satellite aims to use low cost open-source software and hardware for primary and secondary flight computers that will control the payload consisting of an onboard VGA camera, GPS receiver. It also carries a linear transponder and an AX.25 packet radio transceiver.
• It will be deployed from the Kibo airlock by Nanoracks deployers.