NEE 01 Pegaso

NEE 01 Pegaso

Ecuador

Spacecraft nº:

Ecuador spacecraft nº: 1

Launch data:

Designation	39151 / 13018B
Launch date	26 April 2013 - 04:13 UT
Launch site	Jiuquan, SLS-2
Launch vehicle	CZ-2D
Mission	Technology
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	634 x 660 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	98.1 deg
Period	97.5 min

Launched together with: GF 1 - TurkSat-3USat - CubeBug 1

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer
Platform	CubeSat 1U
Operator
Mass at launch	1 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension (m)
Equipment
Solar array	2 deployable fixed solar arrays
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

The NEE 01 Pegaso 1U CubeSat is the first satellite of Ecuador.
The satellite will conduct following tasks:
- Technological demonstration/Education
- Test of real time video transmission
- Test of Thermal/Radiation shield
- Test of multiphase solar array
- Test of passive antenna deployment
- Test of carbon nanotubes thermal control system

Satellite tracking:

Real time satellite tracking

Ref.: #14, #228 - update: 27.04.13