Thank you very much for visiting Gunter's Space Page. I hope that this site is useful and informative for you.
If you appreciate the information provided on this site, please consider supporting my work by making a simple and secure donation via PayPal. Please help to run the website and keep everything free of charge. Thank you very much.
EIRSAT 1
EIRSAT 1 [UCD]
EIRSAT 1 is the first irish satellite. It is a 2U-CubeSat. University College Dublin (UCD) is leading the development, launch and operation of this CubeSat, in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and five Irish companies, Resonate Ltd, ENBIO, SensL, Parameter Space and MOOG Dublin.
The CubeSat will carry two experiments: a test of a novel gamma-ray detector module and an experiment with thermal coatings for spacecraft.
EIRSAT 1 was selected by ESA's "Fly Your Satellite!" Program in 2017 to be deployed in orbit from the ISS in 2018 or 2019. Possibly it may fly on the maiden flight of the Ariane-62 launch vehicle.
| Nation: | Ireland |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | University College Dublin, Queens’ University Belfast |
| Contractors: | University College Dublin, Queens’ University Belfast |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (2U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 6 months |
| Mass: | 2 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIRSAT 1 | 2023-185L | 01.12.2023 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with 425 Project EO/IR Sat 1, µHETsat, GNOMES 4, KOYOH, Bane, ION-SCV 015, ALISIO 1, LOGSATS, NanoFF A, B, Unicorn 2L, 2M, 2N, MDQube-SAT 2, SpIRIT, Lilium 1, EIRSAT 1, ENSO, Hayasat 1 |
