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Satellite name FossaSat-1
Form factor PocketQube
Units or mass PocketQube 1p
Organization Fossa Systems
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Nation Spain
Manufacturer AIVT by Fossa Systems
Operator Fossa Systems
Launch brokerer Firefly
Oneliner

First of a PocketQube constellation to provide LoRa-based IoT communications.

Description

First of a constellation to provide LoRa-based IoT communications. These are second generation 2P satellites aimed at providing a high performance PocketQube platform for dedicated constellations and low-cost in-orbit demonstration. This new platform has 1P of payload space, can provide up to 9 watts of solar power, has full ADCS pointing capability and multiple storage / processing options. 

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Photo sources [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
COTS subsystems
  • PLATFORM - Fossa Systems

Related Spacecraft

Satellite Status Rocket Date Orbit
FossaSat-1 Reentry 2020-10-28. Wwas semi-operational. (OBC and EPS working, but much weaker signals than expected. Antennas maybe not deployed as of 2019-12-26.) Electron, (Alba Cluster 2) 2019-12-06 375 km, 97 deg
FossaSat-1B Launch failure Firefly Alpha 2021-09-02 300 km, 97 deg, SSO
FossaSat-1B (2) Reentry 2022-10-05, 5 days due to lower than planned orbit. No signal? (No SatNOGS reports with data found as of 2022-12-21) Firefly Alpha 2022-10-01 180 km, 136.8 deg

Last modified: 2023-12-13

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