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Tiger 2 (Ayan-21)
Tiger 2 [NanoAvionics]
Tiger 2, also known as Ayan-21, is a 6U-CubeSat for 5G IoT mission. It was built, integrated and operated by NanoAvionics under contract with OQ Technology, a multinational satellite Internet of Things (IoT) company.
The 6U satellite is the second mission for the Lithuanian smallsat bus manufacturer and mission integrator with OQ Technology and the latest addition to OQ Technology’s growing low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation of nanosatellites. Their constellation intends to provide basic commercial IoT and M2M services, using 5G connectivity, to customers with a focus on Africa, Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
| Nation: | Luxembourg, Rwanda, UAE |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, communications |
| Operator: | NanoAvionics, OQ Technology |
| Contractors: | NanoAvionics |
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| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Tiger 2 (Ayan-21) | 2021-059BT | 30.06.2021 | CC SLC-40 | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with Starlink v1.5 R1-1, ..., R1-3, Umbra-SAR 2001, YAM 2, YAM 3, ÑuSat 19, ..., 22, ICEYE X11, X12, X13, X15, TUBIN, Mandrake 2A, 2B, Capella 5, GNOMES 2, LINCS 1, 2, PACE 1, TROPICS 01, D2/AtlaCom 1, EG 3, Centauri 4, Lemur-2 140, ..., 145, SpaceBEE 88, ..., 111, SpaceBEENZ 7, ..., 10, Sherpa-FX 2, Lynk 06, Hawk 3A, 3B, 3C, Astrocast 0201, ..., 0205, Painani 2, Sherpa-LTE 1, Tenzing, Aurora, ARTHUR 1, Faraday Phoenix, KSF 1A, ..., 1D, ION-SCV 003, NAPA 2, Spartan, Neptuno, W-Cube, Ghalib, QMR-KWT |
References:
- NanoAvionics: NanoAvionics to add TIGER-2 satellite to OQ Technology’s growing 5G IoT constellation, 10 May 2021
Further Tiger missions:
- Tiger 1A, 1B
- Tiger 2
- Tiger 3
- Tiger 4, 7, 8
- Tiger 5, 6
- MACSAT
- PHI-Demo
