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MaSat 1 [BME]
MaSat 1 (Magyar Satellite 1, Magyar-OSCAR 72, or MO 72) is a CubeSat type nanosatellite mission to demonstrate various spacecraft avionics, including a power conditioning system, transceiver and on-board data handling.
MaSat-1 reentered Earth's atmosphere on 9 January 2015 after almost 3 years of on-orbit operations.
| Nation: | Hungary |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| Contractors: | Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 21 days (design); 3 years (achieved) |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 354 km × 1450 km, 69.5š |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaSat 1 (MO 72, Magyar-OSCAR 72) | 2012-006E | 13.02.2012 | Ko ELV | Vega | with LARES, ALMASat 1, e-st@r, Goliat, PW-Sat 1, ROBUSTA, UniCubeSat-GG, XaTcobeo, LARES-A&H/SS |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
