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Chasqui 1
Chasqui 1 [UNI]
Chasqui 1 is a Peruvian nanosatellite built by the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería del Perú in cooperation with the Russian Southwest State University (SWSU), Kursk.
The 1 kg satellite is built to the 1U-CubeSat form factor, but due to its deployment mode by manual launch during a spacewalk lacking the typical guiderails. It is powered by fixed solar cells on each side to charge their batteries. The payload consists of each a camera operating in the visible and infra-red spectrum.
It was launched in February 2014 on board of the Progress-M 22M cargo craft to the ISS to be hand deployed during a spacewalk on 18 August 2014. Although the satellite was successfully deployed in orbit, no signals were received.
| Nation: | Peru, Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, education |
| Operator: | Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería del Perú, SWSU |
| Contractors: | Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería del Perú (UNI), SWSU |
| Equipment: | 2 cameras |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 412 km × 419 km, 51.64° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasqui 1 | 1998-067ET | 05.02.2014 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U | with Progress-M 22M |
References:
- UNI: Chasqui 1 website
