NuSat 3 (Aleph-1 3, Milanesat)

Launch data: Designation  42760 / 17034C Launch date  15 June 2017 - 03:00 UT Launch site  Jiuquan, SLS-2 Launch vehicle  CZ-4B Mission  Earth obs., Imaging Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  536 x 546 km Eccentricity   Inclination  43.0 ° Period   min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• Milanesat is the third Nusat/Aleph-1 imaging payload from the Uruguayan/Argentine firm Satellogic S.A.
• The satellites in the constellation are identical 40 cm × 43 cm × 75 cm spacecraft of 37 kg mass. The satellites are equipped with an imaging system operating in visible light and infrared. The constellation will allow for commercially available real-time Earth imaging and video with a ground resolution of 1 m. The satellite were developed based on the experience gained on the BugSat 1 (Tita) prototype satellite.
• An U/V transponder with 2 W of output power for 8 GHz downlink and 2 GHz uplink will be operating on 100 kHz bandwidth. For backup telemetry, designers are considering UHF transponder operating at 9k6 GFSK.

External links:

• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking