Chasqui-1
| Chasqui-1 | |
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| Type: | Amateur radio satellite |
| Country: |
 Peru
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| Operator: | Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería |
| COSPAR-ID : | 1998-067ET |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | ≈1 kg |
| Size: | 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm |
| Begin: | February 5, 2014, 15:23 UTC |
| Starting place: | Baikonur 1/5 |
| Launcher: | Progress -M 22M |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 92.9 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 51.6 ° |
| Apogee height : | 426 km |
| Perigee height : | 419 km |
Chasqui-1 is a Peruvian amateur radio satellite belonging to the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería in Lima . The name Chasqui is Quechua and means "messenger". It is the first Peruvian satellite in Earth orbit .
Structure and Mission
Chasqui-1 was developed by students at the university in collaboration with ESA .
The intention of the satellite is the further development of Cubesat technology through the implementation of nanotechnology as well as the recording of images and their transmission to earth.
Chasqui-1 is based on the CubeSat standard and consists of one unit (1U). It has the dimensions 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm and weighs about 1 kg.
It was launched on August 18, 2014 at 14:23 UTC by the International Space Station during the 2nd EVA of ISS Expedition 40 , after taking off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on February 5 with a Progress spacecraft .
The satellite contains a radio beacon which transmits on the frequency 435.025 MHz in 1200 baud AFSK , AX.25 or 9600 baud GMSK .
Since Chasqui-1 is viewed as a subsatellite of the ISS, it received a COSPAR designation with 1998-067ET , which was derived from that of the ISS and which includes the ISS launch year 1998.
Web links
- Website of the Chasqui-1 project ( Memento from August 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- AMSAT-UK: Chasqui-1 deployment from ISS (English)
- Gunter's Space Page: Information about chasqui-1 (english)
Individual evidence
- ↑ path data according CHASQUI -1. N2YO, August 22, 2014, accessed August 22, 2014 .
- ^ Objectives and Goals. Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, archived from the original on September 23, 2015 ; accessed on August 22, 2014 (English).