BIRD-BT (Bhutan-1)

Bhutan

Spacecraft nº:

Bhutan spacecraft nº: 1

Launch data:

Designation	43591 / 98067PF
Launch date	29 June 2018
Launch site	CC, SLC-40
Launch vehicle	Falcon-9 v1.2
Mission	Technology
Launch platform	ISS Kibo, LEO
Deployment date	10 Aug 2018 - 09:45 UT
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	398 x 409 km
Inclination	51.6 °
Period	92.5 min

Launched together with: Dragon CRS-15 - ECOSTRESS - Biarri-Squad 1/3 - Bird-MY - Bird-PH

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer
Platform
Operator
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Uplink (MHz)	145.825
Downlink (MHz)	145.825
Beacon (MHz)	437.375
Mode	APRS digipeater CW
Call sign	JG6YKL
Status	Active

End of live:

Re-entered date:	18 Nov 2020
Lifetime:

Description:

BHUTAN-1 is a small satellite designed and developed by Bhutanese graduate students who were pursuing their masters degree at the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) of Japan. The satellite is developed under the Kyutech-led second Joint Global Multination Birds Project (Birds-2).

Ref.: #3(SD577), #7, #228 - update: 06.03.21