SATEC [INPE]
The SATEC (Satélite Tecnológico) was planned to test the technological equipment embarked in the VLS-1 launch vehicle. It was to have a useful life of six months. SATEC's mass was 65 kg, a box with a width and depth of 66 cm and a height of 61 cm.
SATEC was to orbit in a 750 km orbit with 15° to test four technological systems on board:
The structure, the battery, the PCU and S-Band transmitter had been developed internally in the INPE; the solar panels and the GPS have been developed in partnership with national companies.
SATEC was destroyed in pre-launch explosion of the VLS-1 booster a few days before the planned launch.
Nation: | Brazil |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | INPE |
Contractors: | INPE |
Equipment: | ? |
Configuration: | Cube |
Propulsion: | None |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
Lifetime: | 6 months |
Mass: | 65 kg |
Orbit: | 750 km × 750 km, 15° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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SATEC | 2003-E01 | 22.08.2003 | Al VLS | F% | VLS-1 | with UNOSAT 1 |