BugSat 1 explained

BugSat 1
Names List:Tita
Mission Type:Technology demonstration
Operator:Satellogic
Cospar Id:2014-033E
Satcat:40014
Spacecraft:Tita
Spacecraft Bus:BugSat
Manufacturer:Satellogic
Launch Mass:25kg (55lb)
Dimensions:27.5x
Launch Date:19 June 2014
Launch Rocket:Dnepr
Launch Site:Dombarovsky Air Base, Yasny LC-370/13
Launch Contractor:ISC Kosmotras
Orbit Reference:Geocentric orbit
Orbit Regime:Low Earth orbit
Orbit Periapsis:570km (350miles)
Orbit Apoapsis:612.8km (380.8miles)
Orbit Inclination:97.9 °
Orbit Period:96.4 minutes
Apsis:gee

BugSat 1 (nickname Tita) is an Argentine microsatellite launched on 19 June 2014. The satellite is built in flattened box shape, optimized for piggy-back launch. All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body. The satellite is running the Debian operating system.

Launch

BugSat 1 was launched from Dombarovsky Air Base, site 13, Russia, on 19 June 2014 by a Dnepr rocket. Although there has been no official release, amateur radio operators have succeeded in downloading status data from the satellite.

Mission

The satellite is intended primarily for technology verification in space, mostly of Earth observation telescope. Also, after the end of the primary mission phase, the satellite will serve the amateur radio community by providing a digipeater service.

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