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LatinSat A, B, C, D / AprizeSat 1, ..., 10 / exactView 3, 4, 5, 5R, 6, 11, 12, 13

AprizeSat 3 [SpaceQuest]

LatinSat, later renamed AprizeSat, is a constellation of small Low-Earth-Orbit satellites (64 satellites planned) to achieve a global communication system of data transmission and fixed and mobile asset tracking and monitoring (GMPCS). The satellites also carry experimental payloads.

AprizeSat 3 to 10 also feature an AIS (Automatic Identification System) receiver to gather position data from ships.

AprizeSat 3 and 4 are owned and operated by SpaceQuest for COM DEV/exactEarth. Ownership of AprizeSat 5, 6 and 7 was transferred to exactEarth after a 90 days check out phase. They are known as exactView 5, 6 and 5R (EV 5, 6 and 5R). AprizeSat 8 is owned and operated by SpaceQuest, but might be transferred to exactEarth in the future.

In March 2020, EV 6 and 11 were sold to Myriota to provide initial service for their IoT (Internet-of-Things) communication constellation.

Nation: Argentina (LatinSat), USA (AprizeSat)
Type / Application: Communication M2M/IoT (all), traffic monitoring (#3-10)
Operator: LatinSat (Aprize Argentina) (LatinSat A-D); AprizeSat (AprizeSat 1-6); exactEarth (AprizeSat 3, ..., 10); Myriota (EV 6, 11)
Contractors: SpaceQuest
Equipment: Store-dump payload (all), AIS-receiver (#3-10)
Configuration:
Propulsion: None
Power: Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime: 5 years
Mass: 12 kg
Orbit:
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
LatinSat A 2002-058H 20.12.2002 Ba LC-109/95 Dnepr with Unisat 2, LatinSat B, Rubin 2, SaudiSat 1c, TrailBlazer-2001-Dummy
LatinSat B 2002-058B 20.12.2002 Ba LC-109/95 Dnepr with Unisat 2, LatinSat A, Rubin 2, SaudiSat 1c, TrailBlazer-2001-Dummy
LatinSat C → AprizeSat 1 2004-025G 29.06.2004 Ba LC-109/95 Dnepr with DEMETER, SaudiSat 2, SaudiComsat 1, SaudiComsat 2, LatinSat D, AMSAT-Echo, Unisat 3
LatinSat D → AprizeSat 2 2004-025A 29.06.2004 Ba LC-109/95 Dnepr with DEMETER, SaudiSat 2, SaudiComsat 1, SaudiComsat 2, LatinSat C, AMSAT-Echo, Unisat 3
AprizeSat 3 → exactView 3 (EV 3 ?) 2009-041F 29.07.2009 Ba LC-109/95 Dnepr with DubaiSat 1, Deimos 1, UK-DMC 2, Nanosat 1B, AprizeSat 4
AprizeSat 4 → exactView 4 (EV 4 ?) 2009-041D 29.07.2009 Ba LC-109/95 Dnepr with DubaiSat 1, Deimos 1, UK-DMC 2, Nanosat 1B, AprizeSat 3
AprizeSat 5 → exactView 5 (EV 5) 2011-044E 17.08.2011 Do LC-370/13 Dnepr with Sich 2, NigeriaSat 2, NX, RASAT, EDUSAT, AprizeSat 6, BPA 2
AprizeSat 6 → exactView 6 (EV 6) → Myriota 2 2011-044F 17.08.2011 Do LC-370/13 Dnepr with Sich 2, NigeriaSat 2, NX, RASAT, EDUSAT, AprizeSat 5, BPA 2
AprizeSat 7 → exactView 5R (EV 5R) 2013-066A 21.11.2013 Do LC-370/13 Dnepr with DubaiSat 2, STSAT 3, SkySat 1, WNISAT 1, BRITE-PL, AprizeSat 8, UniSat 5, Delfi-n3Xt, Dove 3, Dove 4, Triton 1, CINEMA 2, CINEMA 3, OPTOS, CubeBug 2, GOMX 1, NEE 02 Krysaor, FUNcube 1, HiNCube, ZACUBE 1, ICube 1, HumSat-D, PUCP-SAT 1, First-MOVE, UWE 3, VELOX P2, Pocket-PUCP, BeakerSat 1, QubeScout S1, $50SAT, Wren, BPA 3
AprizeSat 8 → exactView 12 (EV 12) 2013-066K 21.11.2013 Do LC-370/13 Dnepr with DubaiSat 2, STSAT 3, SkySat 1, WNISAT 1, BRITE-PL, AprizeSat 7, UniSat 5, Delfi-n3Xt, Dove 3, Dove 4, Triton 1, CINEMA 2, CINEMA 3, OPTOS, CubeBug 2, GOMX 1, NEE 02 Krysaor, FUNcube 1, HiNCube, ZACUBE 1, ICube 1, HumSat-D, PUCP-SAT 1, First-MOVE, UWE 3, VELOX P2, Pocket-PUCP, BeakerSat 1, QubeScout S1, $50SAT, Wren, BPA 3
AprizeSat 9 → exactView 11 (EV 11) → Myriota 4 2014-033J 19.06.2014 Do LC-370/13 Dnepr with Deimos 2, KazEOSat 2, Saudisat 4, TabletSat-Aurora, BugSat 1, AprizeSat 10, UniSat 6, BRITE-CA 1, BRITE-CA 2, Hodoyoshi 3, Hodoyoshi 4, Perseus-M 1, Perseus-M 2, Flock-1c 1, ..., 11, POPSAT-HIP 1, QB50P1, QB50P2, PACE, TigriSat, ANTELSAT, Lemur 1, NanoSatC-Br 1, Duchifat 1, PolyITAN 1, DTUSat 2, AeroCube 6A, AeroCube 6B
AprizeSat 10 → exactView 13 (EV 13) 2014-033K 19.06.2014 Do LC-370/13 Dnepr with Deimos 2, KazEOSat 2, Saudisat 4, TabletSat-Aurora, BugSat 1, AprizeSat 9, UniSat 6, BRITE-CA 1, BRITE-CA 2, Hodoyoshi 3, Hodoyoshi 4, Perseus-M 1, Perseus-M 2, Flock-1c 1, ..., 11, POPSAT-HIP 1, QB50P1, QB50P2, PACE, TigriSat, ANTELSAT, Lemur 1, NanoSatC-Br 1, Duchifat 1, PolyITAN 1, DTUSat 2, AeroCube 6A, AeroCube 6B

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