Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Nanosat-1 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
Spain |
Operator/Owner |
Instituto Nacional de Técnia Aeroespacial (INTA) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Communications |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Polar |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
654 |
Apogee (km) |
659 |
Eccentricity |
0.000355795915462891 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.4 |
Period (minutes) |
97.9 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
20 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
15 |
Power (watts) |
20 |
Date of Launch |
18-12-2004 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Instituto Nacional de Técnia Aeroespacial (INTA) |
Country of Contractor |
Spain |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Ariane 5G |
COSPAR Number |
2004-049B |
NORAD Number |
28493 |
Comments |
Will maintain contact with Spanish zone in Antarctica; extremely small magnetic and solar sensors. |