| Spacecraft name | Tigrisat |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | Semi-operational? Was operational until? (Last SatNOGS report with data 2023-06-08 but has not contained telemetry for years as of 2023-06-08) |
| Launched | 2014-06-19 |
| NORAD ID | 40043 |
| Deployer | PEPPOD, GPOD (GAUSS Picosatellites Orbital Deployer) [GAUSS] |
| Launcher | Dnepr |
| Deployment | Deployed from UniSat-6 on 2014-06-20 |
| Organization | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Headquarters | Italy |
| Launch brokerer | GAUSS |
| Partners | The Sapienza Space Systems and Space Surveillance Laboratory (S5Lab) |
| Oneliner |
Detect dust storms over Iraq with camera. |
| Description |
Detect dust storms over Iraq. The 3U CubeSat features a RGB camera with a new scripted algorithm for dust detection. It has a deployable VHF/UHF antenna for telemetry telecommand and beacon and a S-Band antenna. Embedded magnetic coils inside solar panels provide attitude control to enable nadir pointing. Tigrisat transmits images to two ground stations, one located in Rome and another in Baghdad. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] [2] |
Last modified: 2023-12-24
