UPM-Sat
| COSPAR ID | 1995-033C |
|---|---|
| SATCAT no. | 1995-033C |
| Mission duration | 213 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Technical University of Madrid |
| Launch mass | 47 kilograms (104 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 7, 1995 |
| Rocket | Ariane IV-40 |
| Launch site | Guiana Space Centre |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous polar orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 670 kilometres (420 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 670 kilometres (420 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.1 degrees |
| Period | 98 minutes |
| COSPAR ID | 1995-033C |
|---|---|
| SATCAT no. | 2020-061E |
| Mission duration | 2 years (expected) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | Technical University of Madrid |
| Launch mass | 45 kilograms (99 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 3, 2020 |
| Rocket | Vega |
| Launch site | Guiana Space Centre |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous polar orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 600 kilometres (370 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 600 kilometres (370 mi) |
UPM-Sat is a series of Spanish microsatellites developed by the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), in collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), for educational, scientific and technological purposes.[1]
UPM-Sat 1
[edit]The UPM-Sat 1, also called UPM/LB-Sat, was launched on July 7, 1995, from French Guiana on the flight V75 of the Ariane IV-40 launcher.[2] It weighed 47 kg. It had an operational life in orbit of 213 days, with a Sun-synchronous polar orbit at an altitude of 670 kilometers, completing one revolution around the Earth every 98 minutes.[3][4]
UPM-Sat 2
[edit]The UPM-Sat 2 project aimed to develop a satellite with a mass less than 50 kg and overall dimensions less than 0.5 m x 0.5 m x 0.6 m. The UPM-Sat 2 satellite, also called M.A.T.I.A.S., was originally scheduled to launch in 1999. It was finally launched on September 3, 2020, on the flight VV16 of the Vega rocket.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Programa de satélites UPM-Sat". Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad “Ignacio Da Riva” (in Spanish).
- ^ "UPM-Sat 1". Gunter's Space Page.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "LBSAT". Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ José Meseguer Ruiz y Angel Sanz Andrés (1998). "Informes a la Academia de Ingeniería. El satélite UPM-Sat 1" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "UPM-Sat 2". Gunter's Space Page.
