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.

UAPSat-1
Mission typeTechnology
OperatorUAP
COSPAR ID1998-067EK Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.39566Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type1U CubeSat
Launch mass1 kilogram (2.2 lb)
Start of mission
Launch dateJanuary 9, 2014, 18:07:05 (2014-01-09UTC18:07:05Z) UTC[1]
RocketAntares 120
Launch siteMARS LP-0B
ContractorOrbital Sciences
End of mission
Decay date22 May 2014 (2014-05-23)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth

References

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  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Experiment Details". www.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-17.