NicaSat 1 [CAST]
Nicaragua has announced in 2013, that CAST has been selected to manufacture and launch the NicaSat 1 communications satellite. It will be based on the DFH-4 Bus. Launch is planned for 2019 on a CZ-3B/G2 rocket.
The satellite project has apparently been renamed LSTSAT-1.
Nation: | Nicaragua |
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Type / Application: | Communication |
Operator: | |
Contractors: | CAST |
Equipment: | |
Configuration: | DFH-4 Bus |
Propulsion: | |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 15 years |
Mass: | |
Orbit: | GEO |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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NicaSat 1 (LSTSAT 1) | - | 202x | Xi | CZ-3B/G2 |