| Name | UAPSAT-1 |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Status | Reentry 2014-05-22. Was operational until 2014-04-10? (Last DK3WN report from 2014-04-10. Skyrocket writes nothing heard, but more reports on Twitter) |
| Launched | 2014-01-09 |
| NORAD ID | 39571 |
| Deployer | NRCSD (NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer) [Quad-M] |
| Launcher | Antares |
| Deployment | Deployed from ISS on 2014-02-28 |
| Organisation | Alas Peruanas University |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Peru |
| Launch brokerer | Nanoracks |
| Oneliner |
Educational training and CubeSat platform technologies to study meteorological phenomena from space. |
| Description |
Studies meteorological phenomena from space. The picosatellite was designed and programmed at the university, serving educational and research efforts in Peru. The investigation verifies the students' design methods and tests various electronics, orientation and stabilization instruments, and temperature sensing instruments designed to measure meteorological impacts on Earth. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2023-06-09
Detailed UAPSAT-1 entry in the Database
Full Nanosats Database (much more data)
