CubeBug-1
| CubeBug-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Technology testing |
| Country: |
 Argentina
|
| Operator: | INVAP |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2013-018D |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 2 kg |
| Size: | 10 cm × 10 cm × 20 cm |
| Begin: | April 26, 2013, 4:13 a.m. UTC |
| Starting place: | Jiuquan Cosmodrome , LC 43 |
| Launcher: | Long March 2 D |
| Status: | in orbit |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 97.2 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 98 ° |
| Apogee height : | 638 km |
| Perigee height : | 617 km |
CubeBug-1 (also Capitán Beto ) is an Argentine amateur radio satellite and a former technology testing satellite .
Structure and payload
CubeBug-1 is a 2U size Cubesat . It served the research and development of a new design for Cubesats. The main payload is an ARM -based single-board computer , a miniature reaction wheel , and a low-resolution digital camera. All components are commercially available standard assemblies ( COTS ). The satellite's software was published as an open source project. It was also planned to publish the hardware design as open hardware .
The satellite has the callsign LU1VZ-11 and transmits on 437.445 MHz in the AX.25 operating mode .
Mission history
CubeBug-1 was launched on April 26, 2013 together with Gaofen 1 and the secondary payloads TurkSat-3USat and NEE-01 Pegaso on a Long March 2D from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome .
Web links
- Former CubeBug-1 homepage ( Memento from March 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (English / Spanish)
- CubeBug-1 on dk3wn.info
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Cubebug 1 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog , accessed on July 25, 2014 (English).
- ↑ Space-Track.Org. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Gunter Krebs: CubeBug April 1st , 2013, accessed on May 7th, 2013 .