The mission was called Flight 59, which launched several satellites: PoSAT-1 from Portugal, Eyesat-1 and ItamSat from Italy, KITSAT-2 from South Korea, HealthSat-2 (an international medical satellite) and Stella and SPOT-3 from France, the latter one a large satellite for Earth imaging photography.[7][3]
Spacecraftedit
The PoSAT-1 is a box of aluminum, in the form of a parallelepiped, 58 cm long, 35 cm wide, 35 cm depth and weighs 50 kg. Over a first drawer that contains the batteries and the remote detection module are stacked 10 other drawers full of electronic cards. At the top of the satellite there are sensors for attitude and the stabilization mast, essential tools for PoSAT-1 to maintain correct orbit. Four solar panels are mounted on the lateral sides of the structure of the satellite, forming a parallelepiped, which are the source of energy for all on-board systems. Each panel contains 1344 cells of Gallium arsenide (GaAs).
Numbersedit
Speed: 7.3 km per second.
Orbit: 822 x 800 km, inclination of 98.6°, Sun-synchronous orbit, lasts 101 minutes, revolves around the Earth around 14 times per day.[3]
End of missionedit
PoSAT-1 stopped transmitting information to Earth in 2006.[2] Its re-entry is expected to be happen in 2043.[2]
See alsoedit
AEROS MH-1, second Portuguese satellite, launched in 2024
posat, first, portuguese, satellite, launched, into, orbit, september, 1993, 59th, flight, ariane, launch, vehicle, launch, took, place, centre, spatial, guyanais, french, guiana, about, minutes, seconds, after, launch, altitude, separated, itself, from, launc. PoSAT 1 the first Portuguese satellite was launched into orbit on 26 September 1993 on the 59th flight of the Ariane 40 launch vehicle 2 3 4 5 The launch took place in the Centre Spatial Guyanais French Guiana About 20 minutes and 35 seconds after launch at an altitude of 807 km PoSAT 1 separated itself from the launch vehicle PoSAT 1OperatorPo SAT consortiumCOSPAR ID1993 061DSATCAT no 22826Spacecraft propertiesSpacecraft typeMicrosatManufacturerSSTLStart of missionLaunch date26 September 1993 01 45 UTCRocketAriane 40 V59 1 Launch siteKourou ELA 2ContractorArianespaceOrbital parametersReference systemGeocentricRegimeLEOPerigee altitude800 kilometres 500 mi Apogee altitude822 kilometres 511 mi Inclination98 6ºPeriod101 minutes The PoSAT 1 weighs about 50 kg and belongs to the class of microsatellites which are between 10 and 100 kg The entire project was developed by a consortium of universities and companies in Portugal and was built at the University of Surrey United Kingdom 3 The total cost was around 5 million about 3 million paid by the Portuguese Government and 2 million by the Portuguese companies involved Po SAT consortium Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Tecnologia e Inovacao INETI EFACEC ALCATEL Marconi Company OGMA Instituto Superior Tecnico IST University of Beira Interior UBI and CEDINTEC The responsible for the project was Fernando Carvalho Rodrigues known as the father of the first Portuguese satellite 6 5 Contents 1 Mission 2 Spacecraft 3 Numbers 4 End of mission 5 See also 6 ReferencesMission editThe mission was called Flight 59 which launched several satellites PoSAT 1 from Portugal Eyesat 1 and ItamSat from Italy KITSAT 2 from South Korea HealthSat 2 an international medical satellite and Stella and SPOT 3 from France the latter one a large satellite for Earth imaging photography 7 3 Spacecraft editThe PoSAT 1 is a box of aluminum in the form of a parallelepiped 58 cm long 35 cm wide 35 cm depth and weighs 50 kg Over a first drawer that contains the batteries and the remote detection module are stacked 10 other drawers full of electronic cards At the top of the satellite there are sensors for attitude and the stabilization mast essential tools for PoSAT 1 to maintain correct orbit Four solar panels are mounted on the lateral sides of the structure of the satellite forming a parallelepiped which are the source of energy for all on board systems Each panel contains 1344 cells of Gallium arsenide GaAs Numbers editSpeed 7 3 km per second Orbit 822 x 800 km inclination of 98 6 Sun synchronous orbit lasts 101 minutes revolves around the Earth around 14 times per day 3 End of mission editPoSAT 1 stopped transmitting information to Earth in 2006 2 Its re entry is expected to be happen in 2043 2 See also editAEROS MH 1 second Portuguese satellite launched in 2024References edit NASA NSSDCA Spacecraft Telemetry Details nssdc gsfc nasa gov Retrieved 30 December 2021 a b c PoSAT 1 Ha 30 anos era lancado o satelite que colocou Portugal no espaco SAPO Tek 25 September 2023 a b c d Krebs Gunter D PoSAT 1 POSAT OSCAR 28 PO 28 Gunter s Space Page Retrieved 25 September 2023 PoSAT 1 O primeiro satelite portugues foi lancado ha 25 anos SAPO Tek 25 September 2018 a b Ramalho Tiago 3 March 2024 O PoSat 1 descolou em 1993 ja nao comunica mas ainda esta em orbita PUBLICO Rebordao Jose Manuel PoSAT 1 Primeiro Satelite Portugues www fernandocarvalhorodrigues eu Retrieved 25 September 2023 POSAT 1 Satellite details 1993 061D NORAD 22826 Real Time Satellite Tracking Retrieved 25 September 2023 nbsp Spaceflight portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PoSAT 1 amp oldid 1215826362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
