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PUCP-Sat 1
PUCP-Sat 1 and Pocket-PUCP [PUCP]
PUCP-Sat 1 is the first Peruvian satellite built by the Institute for Radio Astronomy of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (INRAS-PUCP).
The 1270 g satellite is built on the 1U-CubeSat form factor. It will transmit temperature readings from 19 internal sensors and will deploy the 127 g Pocket-PUCP picosatellite.
The satellite will be deployed from the Italian UniSat 5 satellite after launch on a Dnepr booster.
| Nation: | Peru |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | Institute for Radio Astronomy of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (INRAS-PUCP) |
| Contractors: | Institute for Radio Astronomy of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (INRAS-PUCP) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 597 km × 639 km, 97.81° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUCP-Sat 1 | 2013-066AC | 21.11.2013 | Do LC-370/13 | Dnepr | with DubaiSat 2, STSAT 3, SkySat 1, WNISAT 1, BRITE-PL, AprizeSat 7, 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, First-MOVE, UWE 3, VELOX P2, Pocket-PUCP, BeakerSat 1, QubeScout S1, $50SAT, Wren, BPA 3 |
