Name | FACSAT |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 6U |
Organisation | Colombian Air Force |
Institution | Military |
Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
Nation (HQ) | Colombia |
Nation (AIT) | Denmark |
Manufacturer | AIVT by GomSpace |
Costs | $770,000 |
Oneliner |
Demonstrator for low inclination constellation for the Colombian Air Force. |
Description |
The potential FACSAT Program, formed by a unique low inclination constellation and planned to be launched in 2020, will provide the Colombian Air Force with unprecedented space capacities. GomSpace is currently delivering the FACSAT-1 nanosatellite as a turnkey project to the Colombian Air Force with a contracted launch in the first half of 2018. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Related Spacecraft
Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
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FACSAT-1 (FAC SAT) | Operational (Public news on 2018-12-03) | 2018-11-29 | 485 km, 97.5 deg |
FACSAT-2 | not launched | 2023-12-30 | not launched |
Last modified: 2022-12-29
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