UAPSat-1 was a satellite situated in the earth orbit created and operated by students and staff at Universidad Alas Peruanas. It was launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket alongside Cygnus CRS Orb-1.[2] Orbital decay occurred on July 1, 2014.
Mission type | Technology |
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Operator | UAP |
COSPAR ID | 1998-067EK |
SATCAT no. | 39566 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft type | 1U CubeSat |
Launch mass | 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | January 9, 2014, 18:07:05[1] | UTC
Rocket | Antares 120 |
Launch site | MARS LP-0B |
Contractor | Orbital Sciences |
End of mission | |
Decay date | 22 May 2014 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
References
edit- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Experiment Details". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-17.