Unosat

UNOSAT 1

Brazil

Spacecraft n°:

Brazilian spacecraft n°: 15

Launch data:

Designation	03E01
Launch date	22 Aug 2003 - 16:30? UT
Launch site	Alcantara
Launch vehicle	VLS-1
Mission	Technology
Decay	22 Aug 2003

UNOSAT 1 without solar cells

Lost in pre-launch explosion

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Universidade Norte do Paraná (UNOPAR)
Platform
Operator	Universidade Norte do Paraná (UNOPAR)
Mass at launch	8,83 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape	box
Dimension (m)	46 cm by 25 cm by 8.5 cm small
Solar array	Solar cells
Stabilization
DC power

Mission details:

UNOSAT 1 (Undergraduate Orbital Student Satellite) was a student built nanosatellite and was composed of FM transmitter, batteries, 4 solar panels, antenna, and a computer. The satellite was to transmit in regular intervals a message of voice and one packet of telemetry in protocol AX25.
UNOSAT 1 was destroyed in pre-launch explosion of the VLS-1 booster a few days before the planned launch.

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