NANOSATC-BR1 (NCBR-1)

NANOSATC-BR1
NANOSATC-BR1
Spacecraft name NANOSATC-BR1 (NCBR-1)
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 1U
Status Semi-operational, only beacon in sunlight. Was operational until 2016-XX-XX. (Last SatNOGS report 2019-05-21, but no data. Official news and paper celebrates 4.5 years of operation, but only beacon since 2016 as batteries can no longer hold the minimum voltage)
Launched 2014-06-19
NORAD ID 40024
Deployer QuadPack (XL) [ISISpace]
Launcher Dnepr
Organization National Institute of Space Research
Institution Institute
Entity Government (Civil / Military)
Headquarters Brazil
Launch brokerer ISILaunch
Partners Brazilian National Institute of Space Research (INPE), Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM)
Oneliner

Monitor real time the space weather and atmosphere anomalies over the Brazilian territory.

Description

Monitor real time the space weather and atmosphere anomalies over the Brazilian territory, such as the Geomagnetic field disturbs and its effects on the region knows as the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly (SAMA)

Failure cause Battery can no longer hold a charge because a probable damage caused by intense magnetic solar storms in September-October 2014. Since 2018 only transmitting in sunlight.
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Last modified: 2023-06-03

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