GuaraníSat-1 explained

GuaraníSat-1
Mission Type:Technology demonstration
Spacecraft Type:1U CubeSat
Dimensions:10 × 10 × 10 cm
Launch Rocket:Antares 230+
Launch Site:Wallops Island MARS, LP-0A
Launch Contractor:Northrop Grumman
Deployment From:ISS
Deployment Date:14 March 2021
Decay Date:5 July 2022
Orbit Regime:Low Earth orbit

GuaraníSat-1 was the first Paraguayan satellite.[1] [2] The nanosatellite's development was part of a collaboration between the Paraguayan Space Agency[3] and the fourth Joint Global Multination Birds Satellite (Birds-4) multi-national project initiated by the Kyushu Institute of Technology of Japan.[4]

Launch and mission

GuaraníSat-1 was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) through Northrop Grumman's Cygnus NG-15 launch. The S.S. Katherine Johnson Cygnus, carrying cargo including GuaraníSat-1, was launched to space via the Antares rocket on 20 February 2021 from Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, United States. The Cygnus spacecraft made a rendezvous with the ISS two days later, berthing to the Unity module of the space station.[5] [6] The satellite was deployed into low Earth orbit from the ISS on 14 March 2021.[7]

The satellite's mission involved monitoring the prevalence of the Chagas disease in the Chaco region of Paraguay. The satellite was operated from ground stations at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción and the Chaco area.[2]

GuaraníSat-1 reentered the atmosphere on 5 July 2022.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Paraguay's 1st satellite said to herald new era of development . 23 February 2021 . La Prensa Latina Media . 16 February 2021 . 23 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210223213528/https://www.laprensalatina.com/paraguays-1st-satellite-said-to-herald-new-era-of-development/ . dead .
  2. News: El GuaraniSat-1 ya está en la Estación Internacional y sería puesto en órbita en las próximas semanas . 23 February 2021 . ABC Color . 23 February 2021 . es.
  3. News: GuaraníSat-1: el primer satélite paraguayo se lanza hoy a las 14:36 . 24 February 2021 . La Nacion . 20 February 2021 . es.
  4. News: NASA introduces PH satellite Maya-2; to launch in 2021 - UNTV News . 23 February 2021 . UNTV News . 14 December 2020 . en-us.
  5. Web site: Announcement of the Launch Date . BIRDS4 . 10 February 2021 . 20 February 2021 .
  6. Web site: Gebhardt . Chris . Neal . Mihir . Northrop Grumman's S.S. Katherine Johnson arrives at the ISS . . 20 February 2021 . 22 February 2021.
  7. Web site: Elin Urrutia . Doris . Paraguay's 1st satellite is in orbit after launch from space station . . 23 March 2021 . 15 July 2022.
  8. Web site: GUARANISAT-1 (BIRDS-4) . N2YO.com . 5 July 2022 . 15 July 2022.