NuSat 4 & 5 (Aleph-1 4 & 5)

Argentina

Spacecraft nº:

Argentinian spacecraft nº: 26/27

Launch data:

Designation	NuSat 4	NuSat 5
Second name	Ada	Maryam
NORAD-ID	43195	43204
Int. code	18015D	18015K
Launch date	02 Feb 2018 - 07:51 UTC
Launch site	Jiuquan, SLS-2
Launch vehicle	CZ-2D
Mission	Imaging
Earth orbit:
Perigee / Apogee	489 x 516 km	488 x 515 km
Eccentricity
Inclination	97.4°	97.4°
Period	94.5 min	94.5 min
Decay

Launched together with: ZhangHeng 1 - GOMX 4A & 4B - Shaonian Xing - FengMaNiu 1

Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer
Platform
Operator
Mass at launch	37 kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension	450mm x 450mm x 800mm
Equipment
Solar array
Stabilization
Propulsion
DC power
Design lifetime

Description:

NUSAT 4 (Ada, Aleph-1 4) and NUSAT 5 (Maryam, Aleph-1 5) are 2 Argentinian satellites part of the Aleph-1 constellation that is being developed and operated by Satellogic S.A. The Aleph-1 constellation will consist of up to 25 satellites. The two satellites are almost identical to each other and have a mass of 37 kg, with dimensions 450mm x 450mm x 800mm. The primary objective of the mission is to commercially provide earth observation images to the general public in the visible and infrared parts of the spectrum.

External links:

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Ref.: #7(JR746), #228 - update: 17.01.19