NEE 01 Pegaso
NEE 01 Pegaso [EXA]
The NEE 01 Pegaso 1U CubeSat is the first satellite of Ecuador
The satellite will conduct following tasks:
- Technological demonstration/Education
- Test of real time video transmission
- Test of Thermal/Radiation shield
- Test of multiphase solar array
- Test of passive antenna deployment
- Test of carbon nanotubes thermal control system
The satelite was originally planned to be launched piggy-back on a Dnepr rocket, but was moved due to delays to a Chinese CZ-2D (2) launch in 2013.
| Nation: | Ecuador |
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| Type / Application: | Technology |
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| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEE 01 Pegaso | 26.04.2013 | Jq SLS-2 | CZ-2D (2) | with GF 1, TurkSat-3USat, CubeBug 1 |
References:
- EXA: NEE 01 Pegaso
Further NEE missions:
