MACSAT (Finch-1, MAChine SATellite)

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Spacecraft MACSAT (Finch-1, MAChine SATellite)
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 6U
Status Operational (News about signal acquistiion on 2023-10-17)
Launched 2023-10-09
NORAD ID 58024
Deployer PSL / PSL-P (Picosatellite Launcher) [Astrofein]
Launcher Vega C (VV23)
Organization OQ Technology
Institution Company
Entity type Commercial
Nation Luxembourg
Manufacturer AIVT by NanoAvionics
Costs $2.4 million
Oneliner

Demonstrator for 5G NB-IoT constellation.

Description

NanoAvionics was selected by OQ Technology to build its MACSAT satellite mission aiming to demonstrate 5G Internet-of-Things service from Low Earth Orbit. NanoAvionics will build and test a 6U Nanosatellite platform to host the MACSAT communication payload.

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Last modified: 2023-11-04

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