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LitSat 1
LitSat 1 [LSF]
LitSat 1 is a 1U-CubeSat project being developed by the Lietuvos Kosmoso Asociacija (Lithuanian Space Association) and KTU (Kaunas University of Technology). Together with LituanicaSAT 1 it is one of the first two Lithuanian satellites.
The satellite aims to use low cost open-source software and hardware for primary and secondary flight computers that will control the payload consisting of an onboard VGA camera, GPS receiver. It also carries a linear transponder and an AX.25 packet radio transceiver.
It was launched on board of Cygnus CRS-1 to the International Space Station, from where it was deployed on 28 February 2014 from the Kibo airlock by Nanoracks deployers.
| Nation: | Lithuania |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, education |
| Operator: | Lietuvos Kosmoso Asociacija (Lithuanian Space Association), KTU (Kaunas University of Technology) |
| Contractors: | Lietuvos Kosmoso Asociacija (Lithuanian Space Association), KTU (Kaunas University of Technology) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 408 km × 414 km, 51.64° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LitSat 1 | 1998-067EM | 09.01.2014 | WI LC-0A | Antares-120 | with Cygnus CRS-1, Flock-1 1, ..., 28, ArduSat 2, LituanicaSAT 1, SkyCube, UAPSat 1 |
