GuaraníSat-1
Paraguayan satellite / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
GuaraníSat-1 was the first Paraguayan satellite.[1][2] The nanosatellite's development was part of a collaboration between the Paraguayan Space Agency[3] and the fourth Joint Global Multination Birds Satellite (Birds-4) multi-national project initiated by the Kyushu Institute of Technology of Japan.[4]
Quick Facts Mission type, COSPAR ID ...
Mission type | Technology demonstration |
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COSPAR ID | 1998-067SH ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 47931![]() |
Mission duration | 1 year, 3 months and 21 days |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
Launch mass | 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) |
Dimensions | 10 × 10 × 10 cm |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 20 February 2021, 17:36:50 UTC |
Rocket | Antares 230+ |
Launch site | Wallops Island MARS, LP-0A |
Contractor | Northrop Grumman |
Deployed from | ISS |
Deployment date | 14 March 2021 |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 5 July 2022 |
Orbital parameters | |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
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